Thailand 2011


 

Floods have inundated over than a third of the country's provinces since July, killing more than 370 people

 

The floods, which began in late July and were fed by unusually heavy monsoon rains and a string of tropical storms

 

Thailand floods - watch - Some of the the worst flooding in decades is threatening Thailand's capital, Bangkok

 

 

Images and more...

 

 

WHY? 

are humans to blame? - dam management?

 

The immediate and longer term effects?  watch this BBC news report

 

Production and food supply chains distrupted   - even on a global scale?   Honda factory on 3 day week in Swindon!