Flooding in Thailand and Cambodia

Von Nomade51 @nomade51

Comparison within a year – 2011 vs 2010.

Picture 1:   Flooding in Thailand and Cambodia October 11, 2011

Flooding October 11, 2011

In 2011, in Thailand: water rests on floodplains between Phitsanulok and Nakhon Sawan.

Meanwhile in Cambodia, Tônlé Sab lake has spread well beyond its boundaries from 2010.

On October 11, CNN reported that an above-average monsoon season in Thailand and Cambodia had killed more than 450 people, and further flooding threatened to inundate the city of Bangkok.

Picture 2:   Flooding in Thailand and Cambodia October 18, 2010

Flooding October 8, 2010

Source:

  • http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76110&src=nha