2013 Southeast Asian floods

The 2013 monsoon season (August 2013 – December 2013) is seeing large-scale flooding return to Indochina after a calmer 2012. Poverty stricken Cambodia has been hardest hit, with some 83 deaths so far. Also hit include Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. Philippines has seen the annual typhoon related occurrences, which often pummel into Indochina.

Background

Flooding and/or related typhoon damage is an annual occurrence in all of Southeast Asia. However, deforestation, land subsidence, poor drainage, have exacerabated existing problems, while infrastructure development such as dams, drainage, and pumps have lessened it elsewhere. Despite a long history of devastation and little spread of news outside the region, more global attention has been paid to Southeast Asian flooding as it has become a manufacturing hub in the global supply chain and major tourist destination.

Country Flood/Typhoon Deaths since August Other Cities
 Thailand 73[1] 46 provinces Prachinburi, Chon Buri, Sa Kaeo
 Cambodia 168[2] $1 bln damage, 24 provinces[2] Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchay, Kendal
 Vietnam 40 Wutip,[3] 19 Nari related[4] (69 total) - Central Vietnam
 Laos 20[5] - -
 Philippines 23 Utor, 2 Usagi, 30 Wutip, 13 Nari, 6,340 Haiyan (6,408 total) 1,061 missing, Damage $2.86 billion (2013 USD) Visayas group of islands, parts of Luzon, parts of Mindanao
 Myanmar at least 7 deaths 300,000 homeless -
Totals at least 405 deaths - -

Cambodia

Some 83 deaths, half children, with damage sustained to Preah Khan temple of Angkor Wat complex.[3] Death toll updated to 104 Oct.9[6]

Thailand

Heavy flooding in Eastern Thailand, especially in Sa Kaeo, Prachin Buri, Chon Buri Provinces. Unrelated (to the monsoon) southern floods in Phuket. Despite government assurances after the 2011 disaster, flooding has shutdown two factories at an Amata estate.[7] As of Oct 9th, 28 out of 77 Thai provinces and 39 people have been killed, but health ministry puts at 51,[8] with more than 3 million people affected since July.[9]

Myanmar

As of 22 September 2013, some 300,000 were made homeless by this flood season.[10]

Vietnam

Typhoon Wutip has killed 40 in Vietnam and removed 200,000 roofs.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Death toll from floods rises to 73". Bangkok Post. 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cambodian flood damage tops $1bn".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Over 150 dead in recent Southeast Asia flooding". Channel NewsAsia. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Typhoon Nari leaves 19 dead in Vietnam, Philippines". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Lao PDR: Floods - Aug 2013 | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  6. ↑ "Floods in Cambodia kill more than 100: Official". Straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  7. ↑ "Flooding downs two factories on estate". Bangkok Post. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  8. ↑ "Prachin Buri 'unable to protect itself' - The Nation". Nationmultimedia.com. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  9. ↑ "Asia News | South East Asia News | AsiaOne". News.asiaone.com. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Myanmar's flooding: thousands homeless and schools shut". Eleven Myanmar. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-10-23.