Southeast Asia: Flooding (as of 13 October 2011) A combination of typhoons and greater than average rainfall has affected more than 8 million people in Southeast Asia. The map below shows the amount of rain forecasted to fall over the next 24 hours. Heavy rain is predictied in the Bangkok CHINA area, as well as over southern Vietnam and all of Cambodia

MYANMAR Typhoon Nesat Struck Northern Vietnam on 30 Sept. Hanoi LAO PDR

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e M Typhoon Nalgae (Quiel) Struck Luzon on 1 Oct. Vientiane

1 3 Typhoon Nesat (Pedring) Struck Luzon on 27 Sept. THAILAND Tropical Storm Haitang Struck Central Vietnam on 26 Sept. Manila

1mm 254mm CAMBODIA Forecasted rainfall Bangkok Tonle g n Sap 2 o VIETNAM k PHILIPPINES e M Tropical Storm Banyan (Ramon) Passed over the Philippines 11 Oct. Phnom Penh

Areas affected by flooding since mid-August 2011 MALAYSIA

1 Thailand 2 Mekong River (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) 3 Northern Philippines (Luzon) The monsoon rains in Thailand have been heavier than Greater than average precipitation in the Mekong river basin, made worse by Two consecutive typhoons have caused flooding and average this year. The recent typhoons have only recent typhoons, has led to flooding. In Cambodia the Mekong and Tonle Sap landslides in the northern Philippines. In total, 90 people made the situation worse, causing widespread flooding rivers have been overflowing since mid-August, killing 207. 1 million people are were killed, over 4 million were affected, and nearly in North, Northeast and Central parts of Thailand. affected, with over 180,000 people evacuated to higher ground. In the Mekong 730,000 were displaced or in need of assistance. Since 25 July the Thai Government has reported 283 Delta in southern Vietnam, seasonal flooding has been far worse than normal Tropical storm Banyan passed over the Philippines on 12 deaths and 2.3 million affected in 26 provinces. The resulting in 34 deaths, nearly 70,000 homes damaged, and 250,000 people Oct. Preliminary reports are 8 deaths and 24,000 The map above shows the forecasted floods have also damaged rice plantations, farmland, affected. In Lao PDR the government reports 30 dead, nearly 430,000 affected, affected in Region VII. accumulated rainfall for the next 7 days. and millions of livestock. and over 64,000ha of farmland destroyed. Heavy rains are predicted to Heavy rain is forecasted for areas already continue for several more weeks. affected by floods. Source: Royal Thai Government Source: OCHA-Philippines Situation Report 4, 7 Oct, Pacific Sources: Cambodian National Commission on Disaster Management, Vietnamese Central Disaster Center, Philippines National Disaster Risk Source: NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Committee for Flood and Storm Control, UN in Vietnam, Government of Lao PDR Reduction and Management Council as of 00hrs 12 October, 2011