Push to spruce up city for HM's birthday tomorrow; PM expects return to normalcy before New Year

As flood waters in Bangkok subsided further, cleanup operations were in full swing yesterday in hope the situation would return to normal in time for the celebrations of His Majesty the King's birthday tomorrow.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday expressed confidence that many areas in Bangkok and adjacent provinces could return to normal within this month.

Meanwhile, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported the nationwide flood toll at 666 deaths and three missing persons (two in Mae Hong Son and one in Uttaradit), while floods remained in 16 provinces, including the southern provinces of Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla.