As of October 26, Thailand 50 years has caused the worst flooding in 366 deaths, Mayor Sukhumvit Bangkok Tel Pampa Reba televised speech that day, warning residents near the Chao Phraya River "full alert", announced the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok section the day before the water level reached a record high 2.3 meters. "This weekend the water level will reach 2.6 meters, and our levees average height of 2.5 meters."
Day, disaster relief command center issued a statement, the government decided to allow live in Bangkok and 20 other people in flood-affected areas from 27 to 31 holiday. And the second largest airport in Bangkok Don Muang Airport has also been forced to close.
As the raging floods, Thailand, industry, agriculture and tourism have been severely affected. Thailand floods, causing serious damage to the economy of their own, and neighboring countries, particularly the impact on Japan's industrial chain.
Bangkok second airport shut down due to flooding
Bangkok, Thailand's second largest airport, Don Muang Airport on the 25th operations were suspended because of impending floods. Thai government decided the same day, living in Bangkok and 20 other people in flood-affected areas leave from 27 to 31, in response to floods.
25, the Airport Authority of Thailand said in a statement, the flood has not hit Don Muang airport runway, but due to extensive flooding submerged the surrounding areas north of the airport, Don Muang Airport Authority decided to shut down on November 1.
Bangkok Don Muang Airport is located north of the city, airport for domestic flights, about 100 vehicles per day of flights. Don Muang airport or a flood shelters and disaster relief command center. British Prime Minister Rasi said that tile, where the victims of refuge will be transferred to other locations, "We will transfer them to a safe area."
Also with the gates open, a lot of river water level rise, and flooded in Bangkok's Chinatown on the shop near the river have been a serious flooding situation.
Floods hit the Thai economy, over $ 13.2 billion loss
Since the beginning of the flood two months ago has made Thailand 1 / 3 of the land affected.
In addition to agriculture and tourism outside the flood impact of the Thai industry is also very serious. Bangkok and other regions around the seven industrial parks have been forced to close, the loss is expected to reach billions of dollars. In addition, the floods also caused supply chain disruptions, resulting in approximately 65 million people being unemployed.
October 25, the media revealed that a set of numbers: 28 House disaster in Thailand, an area equivalent to the Swiss territory, 12.5% of rice fields were flooded and 800,000 houses were damaged, 72 people ill due to floods, closure of seven major industrial park, 10938 companies affected, 640,547 temporary workers, the unemployed, 20,000 military personnel to participate in disaster relief, 50,000 are on standby, producing 6,000 cars a day to reduce the national 1200 settlements, Bangkok economy accounting for 41%, GDP by at least 1%.
Floods hit the Thai economy, Thai central bank said the flooding or cause negative economic growth in the fourth quarter, the worst loss of the auto industry. 23 Thai officials said the preliminary estimate of flood damage to the Thai economy is likely to more than 400 billion baht (132 million).
25, the Thai government announced a 225 billion baht (about $ 7.3 billion) budget plan for the flood subsides to help to rebuild the industrial park.
Japanese companies hit by the impact of supply chain
Have a factory in Thailand, Japan Nikon and Sony have been affected, the affected plant water up to 2 meters, but has not yet reached the desired drainage effect. Currently, the plant has been fully closed. Thailand's main production model Nikon SLR D300S, D7000, D5100, D3100, percentage is not small. From March of this year's earthquake in Japan, to the current flood affected, there are many digital products will inevitably impact "is price," the phenomenon had to re-staged.
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