The Bank of Thailand (BOT) reported on Monday a total of 620 bank branches have been temporarily shut down due to the country's worst flooding in more than five decades.

Those closed branches are located in eight provinces including the capital Bangkok and other flood-stricken provinces in central Thailand Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakorn Pathom, Ayutthaya, Samut Sakorn, Nakorn Sawan and Chainat.

Services for some 5,300 automated teller machines (ATM) in 21 flood-hit provinces have been halted. Among these are about 1,900 ATMs out of nearly 14,000 in Bangkok.

The floods have ravaged Thailand since late July, leaving more than 500 people dead and causing damage of about 23-28 billion U.S. dollars.

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