2011 Southern Thailand floods explained

2011 Thai floods
Duration:23 March 2011  [1]
Total Damages:At least $500 million (USD)[2]
Total Fatalities:53[3]
Areas Affected:Thailand

The 2011 Thai floods occurred at the end of March 2011, normally the latter part of the dry season (Thai: ฤดูแล้ง|translit=reutdu lang or Thai: หน้าแล้ง Thai: nah lang) in tropical Thailand. Heavy rain fell in the southern region, with over 120cm (50inches) of rain falling in certain areas.[4]

Impact

At least 53 people died and almost nine million people were affected by the floods after localized heavy rains.[3] The flooding affected 50 of Thailand's 76 provinces.[5] Close to 160000ha of land were submerged.[6] Around 5,000 households were evacuated,[7] in addition to hundreds of tourists.

Nakhon Si Thammarat Province was worst-affected, and a state of emergency was declared in several provinces.[8]

Causes

The floods hit during a typically dry season, and were triggered when a record cold wave moved south from East Asia and produced persistent flooding in combination with near-normal sea surface temperatures, still warm enough to support strong convectional precipitation.[9] However, Thailand's Deputy Chief Negotiator for the UNFCCC stated that the floods were likely caused by climate change, as over 2200mm of rain had fallen in parts of Southern Thailand for the four months leading up to the beginning of April while the year of 2010 saw a total of 270cm (110inches).[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Reporters. Post. Five southern provinces flooded. 3 April 2011. Bangkok Post. 27 March 2011.
  2. News: Kate. Daniel Ten. Southern Thai Storms Ease as Flooding Death Toll Climbs to 21. 3 April 2011. Bloomberg. 31 March 2011. Suttinee Yuvejwattana.
  3. https://archive.today/20130102043342/http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism/230481/floods-receding-death-toll-53 2011 Southern Thailand floods
  4. Web site: Unseasonal Heavy Rain Floods Thailand. NASA Earth Observatory. 2 April 2011.
  5. News: AF P. NZHerald. Tourists stranded as Thai flood death toll passes 120. 3 April 2011. The New Zealand Herald. 1 April 2011. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310011502/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travellers-tips/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501193&objectid=10716357. dead.
  6. News: Muhammad. Jamaluddin. Death Toll in Thailand Floods Reaches 41. 3 April 2011. Bernama – Malaysian National News Agency.
  7. News: Online News. MCOT. Thailand's flood death toll reaches 40. 3 April 2011. MCOT.NET. 3 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110407083015/http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/190285.html. 7 April 2011. dead.
  8. Web site: Floods of fury . 6 April 2011 . 1 April 2011 . The Nation . Rescue efforts underway to save survivors of destroyed Krabi village.... . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607230837/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/Floods-of-fury-30152267.html . 7 June 2011 .
  9. Web site: Masters. Jeffrey. Torrential rains of 40+ inches deluge Thailand. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog. Weather Underground. 3 April 2011.
  10. News: Liu. Ranran. Heavy Flooding in Thai South Caused by Climate Change. https://web.archive.org/web/20110406174932/http://english.cri.cn/6966/2011/04/03/2821s630185.htm. dead. 6 April 2011. 3 April 2011. Cri English. 3 April 2011.

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