More krathong floated in Bangkok than last year

The lively atmosphere at Icon Siam during the Loy Krathong festival, on the Chao Phraya river bank in Bangkok's Khlong San district, on Tuesday night. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

The number of krathong floated in Bangkok during the festival on Tuesday night was up 42% on last year, City Hall reported on Wednesday.

A total of 572,602 krathong were collected from all venues after the festival, up from 403,203 last year, a 42% increase, according to the city's department of environment, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesman Ekwaranyu Amarapal said.