2011 Southeast Asian floods

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The 2011

Chumporn. In the November event, Southern Thailand near Hat Yai
was hit, North-central Vietnam had their own event in October. Myanmar had reported a series of limited but still deadly and destructive events from June to October.

The 2011

Tropical Storm Washi
, which hit on an unusual track, timing and location.

All told, well over 2,828 have lost their lives to a series of flooding events of varying origins in Southeast Asia since August 2011 in the above-mentioned nations, worldwide supply-chain disruptions occurred in technology sector, and billion-dollar losses and severe parts shortages rippled to corporations of developed nations, and the assumption of safety from flood waters was put into question in many nations thought or assumed to be prepared.

Damage and casualties

Country Deaths Paddy Inundated (Hectares) Economic Damage Homes Under water Cities Real-time reporting (Channels)
 Thailand 730[3][4] 1,327,740.64 (calculated from 8,298,379
Rai of paddy fields damaged by the flood)[5]
 Total damage US$45 billion (1440 billion Baht) (including to foreign nations and corporations) and an immediate economic cost of 1.3–1.5% Thai national GDP[6] 766,267[7]
Chainat, Sing Buri More
Thai PBS
 Cambodia 250[8] though likely underreported as reports mysteriously stopped just as overseas government aid was accepted. 445,530[9] US$100–161 Million[10] 196,600 houses inundated; 600 houses completely wiped out[10]
Kampong Thom
TVK, Bayon Television
 Vietnam 78 (Mekong)[11] +46 (north central Vietnam)[12] 99,000[13] US$135 million[11] 137,000[11]
Kiên Giang
 No real-time reporting
 Laos 34[9] 64,400[14] US$174 million (1.39 Trillion Kip)[14] est. 140,000 (from the number of those who suffer from the flood in Laos at 422,900 people)[14]
Khammouane
 No real-time reporting
 Philippines 35 (Tropical Storm Aere)
4 (Typhoon Songda)
2 (Severe Tropical Storm Meari)
75 (Tropical Storm Nock-ten)
35 (Typhoon Nanmadol)
83 (
Tropical Storm Washi)[15]
 N/A US$325 Million (PHP 14 billion)[15]
See 2011 Pacific typhoon season		 N/A Metro Manila, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan ABS-CBN
 Myanmar 215+ (late October alone)[16] 1.7m tons[17] 20,000 from early October event only
Bago, Irrawaddy, Sagaing, Kayin, Mon, Kayah, Chin and Rakhine States
.		 No real-time reporting
 Malaysia 19 deaths, 122 missing ? ? 207 Pahang, Johor, Terengganu
TV3

In Myanmar, the

Bago city was inundated requiring boats for navigation and some deaths.[19]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Prompt response to Hat Yai's Floods". Bangkok Post. November 6, 2010.
  3. ^ Sanguanpong, Wiboon. "Flood Report by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation". Government of Thailand. 24/7 Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storms and Landslide. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
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  6. ^ "Business – Manager Online – หอการค้าฯ ตั้ง คกก.เฉพาะกิจ ดูแลวิกฤตน้ำท่วม คาด จีดีพี วูบ 1.3–1.5%". Manager.co.th. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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  8. ^ Sakada, Chun (October 14, 2011). "Flooding Claims 250 Lives, as Government Response Continues". Voice of America. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Southeast Asia Floods" (PDF). USAID. October 28, 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Floods claim 207 lives, affect 1.2 million people in Cambodia: official release". News.xinhuanet.com. 2011-10-10. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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  12. ^ "Vietnam Investment Review – Death toll rises to 46 after 2nd flood in central Vietnam". Vir.com.vn. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  13. ^ "Floods drown Asia's rice bowl (AFP) – AsiaWorks Newswire". Asiaworks.com. 2011-10-06. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  14. ^ a b c ຊົງຣິດ ໂພນເງິນ (2011-09-27). "Lao Government Estimating Heavy Flood Damage of More Than 1 Trillion Kips | Lao". Voanews.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  15. ^ a b "Floods in Philippines could last a month: Official". news.asiaone.com. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Burma flooding deaths top 200 | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  17. ^ "Burmese rice production to fall due to untimely rain". Mizzima.com. 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  18. ^ a b c "NLD stretched thin: relying on local offices to aid flood victims". Mizzima.com. 2011-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  19. ^ "Myanmar Times & Business Reviews". Mmtimes.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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