2013 Southeast Asian floods

Natural disaster in Asia The 2013 monsoon season (August 2013 – December 2013) saw large-scale flooding return to Indochina after a calmer 2012 monsoon season. Poverty stricken Cambodia was hardest hit, with some 83 deaths. Countries affected also 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 exacerbated existing problems, while development of infrastructure 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. CountryFlood/Typhoon Deaths since AugustOtherCitiesThailand 73http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/375375/death-toll-from-floods-rises-to-73 Death toll from floods rises to 73 Bangkok Post 2013-10-19 2013-10-23 46 provinces Prachinburi, Chon Buri, Sa KaeoCambodia 168 http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/376147/flood-damage-in-cambodia-tops-us-1-billion Cambodian flood damage tops $1bn $1 bln damage, 24 provinces Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchay, Kendal Vietnam 40 Wutip, 19 Nari related http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2013/10/typhoon_nari_leaves_19_dead_in.html Typhoon Nari leaves 19 dead in Vietnam, Philippines NOLA.com 2013-10-23 (69 total) - Central VietnamLaos 20http://reliefweb.int/disaster/fl-2013-000101-lao Lao PDR: Floods - Aug 2013 | ReliefWeb Reliefweb.int 2013-10-23 - - 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 83 people, half of them children were killed and the Preah Khan temple of Angkor Wat complex sustained damage.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/over-150-dead-in-recent/839672.html Over 150 dead in recent Southeast Asia flooding Channel NewsAsia 2013-10-07 2013-10-23 Death toll updated to 104 Oct.9http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/floods-cambodia-kill-more-100-official-20131009 Floods in Cambodia kill more than 100: Official Straitstimes.com 2013-10-23 Thailand Severe flooding occurred in Eastern Thailand, especially in the provinces of Sa Kaeo, Prachin Buri, Chon Buri. Floods unrelated to the monsoon occurred in Phuket. Despite government assurances after the 2011 disaster, flooding has shutdown two factories at an Amata estate.http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/373911/flooding-downs-two-factories-on-estate Flooding downs two factories on estate Bangkok Post 2013-10-10 2013-10-23 As of Oct 9th, 28 out of 77 Thai provinces had been affected and 39 people had been killed, but the health ministry put the death toll at 51, http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Prachin-Buri-unable-to-protect-itself-30216914.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131012033744/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Prachin-Buri-unable-to-protect-itself-30216914.html dead October 12, 2013 Prachin Buri 'unable to protect itself' - The Nation Nationmultimedia.com 2013-10-12 2013-10-23 with more than 3 million people affected since July. http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/thai-floods-breach-industrial-park-no-replay-2011-seen Asia News | South East Asia News | AsiaOne News.asiaone.com 2013-10-08 2013-10-23 2013-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034816/http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/thai-floods-breach-industrial-park-no-replay-2011-seen dead Myanmar As of 22 September 2013, the floods had made some 300,000 people homeless.http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/3491-myanmar-s-flooding-thousands-homeless-and-schools-shut Myanmar's flooding: thousands homeless and schools shut Eleven Myanmar 2013-09-22 2013-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130925204338/http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/3491-myanmar-s-flooding-thousands-homeless-and-schools-shut 2013-09-25 dead Vietnam Typhoon Wutip killed 40 in Vietnam and removed 200,000 roofs. See also 2011 Southeast Asian floods References Category:2013 floods in Asia Category:2013 in Southeast Asia Category:Environment of Southeast Asia Category:Floods in Asia Category:Angkor Wat