Thailand's monsoon flooding affects 4 million, destroys 270,000 hectares
Persistent monsoon rains since mid-September have flooded 50 Thai provinces, affecting over 4 million people and destroying vast farmland.
Heavy rains have flooded Thailand since mid-September. A low-pressure system stalled over the region for several days.
The system was fueled by warm moisture from the Gulf of Thailand. The system unleashed intense downpours.
Bangkok received nearly 300 millimetres of rain in 48 hours. That is close to the entire average September monthly rainfall.
The flooding has spread across 50 provinces. More than 4 million people have been affected.
Dozens of deaths have been reported. About 270,000 hectares of farmland have been damaged.
This includes rice fields and fruit orchards. NASA satellite images show farmland and fish farms underwater across the region.
- Nearly 300 millimetres
- Rainfall in 48 hours
- 50
- Provinces flooded
- Over 4 million
- People affected
- 270,000 hectares
- Farmland destroyed
Why it mattersExtreme weather threatens food production and lives across one of Asia's largest farming nations.
AustraliaThailand's flooding may disrupt rice, fruit and seafood supplies to Australia; prices for these imports could rise if damage persists.
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