Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- DPRK Premier Choe Yong Rim Monday sent a message of sympathy to Yingluck Shinawatra, prime minister of Thailand, as regards the flood that hit all parts of Thailand, claiming big casualties and material losses.

The message expressed deep sympathy and consolation to the victims and the bereaved families and hoped that the government and people of Thailand would eradicate the aftermath of the natural disaster and bring the living of the people in the afflicted areas to normal as soon as possible.