BANGKOK, Aug. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- A body of a man was found this Sunday morning in an overflowed canal in the northeastern provinceof Roi Et which has been hit by a severe flood, bringing the totaldeath toll to seven since the flood inundated the province more than three weeks now.

    Three villages in this province have been under severe flood for more than three weeks as water level in the villages is as high as 80-100 centimetres while floodwater in the ricefields is between 1-3 meters. Rowing boats and flat-bottomed boats, suppliedby the Thai Red Cross Society, were the only means of transportation, the Thai News Agency reported Sunday.

    Villagers have to take their personal belongings, vehicles and cattle to live temporary near watergates, between one to five kilometers from their villages. Realizing that the flood victims do not have enough food, water and medicines, the abbot of a temple in the province has been able to receive 150 sacks of food and other necessities from his devotees living in Bangkok which were later handed out to 150 flood stricken families. Enditem