(CNN) -- Thailand's capital was braced for unprecedented flooding Wednesday, amid the monsoon rains that have overwhelmed much of the country as well as Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines in recent weeks. "It's going to be clearer over the next couple days" whether Bangkok can be spared the brunt of the flooding said Matthew Cochrane, spokesperson for the International Red Cross in Bangkok. So far, 281 people have been killed and four people are missing in Thailand, according to the country's Flood Relief Operations Command. Some 60 of the country's 76 provinces have so far been affected, impacting some eight million people.
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In Thailand 281 people have been killed and four people missing
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An area the size of Spain is affected by the floods in Southeast Asia
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Official: Central Bangkok expected to be spared from brunt of floods
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Floods are 'worst to hit Thailand since 1949,' destroying 2.5 million acres of farmland
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