지난 몇 주간의 엄청난 폭우가 필리핀, 베트남, 캄보디아, 태국을 덥쳤다. 이 글은 최근에 태국에 몇 십년만에 일어난 최악의 홍수에 초점을 맞추어져 있다.
10월 10일부터 태국의 13개 주가 홍수 피해를 입었다. 최악의 피해는 그 중 북동부의 농촌에 갔다. 농작물들이 파괴되고, 병원들도 대피하고, 심지어 2층짜리 집들도 잠겼다.
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홍수피해를 입은 태국의 여러 곳을 보여주는 구글 지도 이외에도 방콕의 침수 위험 지역을 보여주는 지도도 인터넷에서 찾을 수 있다. ‘태국 홍수 상황‘과 ‘태국홍수‘ 에서 피해 경과상황을 확인할 수 있다.
Tweet Yourself Thai는 올해 홍수 피해를 예측하지 못했다.
Well, what I thought was just going to be a rather exuberant wet season has turned into one of the biggest environmental disasters of the last few years. The rains have not ceased over the past number of days and weeks and this has meant tribulation for many, particularly rural, residents of Thailand.
Ladprao 64은 수도 방콕의 점점 심해지는 홍수에 대해 기록했다.
This seems to be a particularly bad year for natural disasters and the monsoon season is far from over (the rain goes on and on even here in the sheltered central part of the country).
Here in Bangkok we are waiting to see if the river banks will burst ad inundate us too – the level of the Chao Phraya is rising and floods have been reported as close as Ayutthaya.
The long-term trends, of course, re for Bangkok to be under a metre of water by the time I finish paying the mortgage. This is because of a combination of rising sea levels and sinking city as the underlying levels are being extracted.
A Postcard from Thailand는 이번 홍수가 50년만의 최악이라고 기술했다.
It’s been raining almost non-stop for the last five days, the result of Typhoon Megi. In Isaan the flooding has been the worst for half a century.
Mens Asia는 어떻게 여러 승객들이 구출되었는지를 알렸다.
This is a Video of us trying to get out of Nakornratchasima Thailand during the current flood. My Visa was going to expire and we had been trying to get out for days, this was the last day I had to get out cause my visa was going to expire on this day. We went out thinking we were going to have to wade through the water for hours to meet our driver waiting for us on the other side of town. What we found was The Thais had organized a truck ferry back and froth trough the flooded area. Thanks to all the Truck drivers, Thai Army and the local Thai government who planned and organized all of it cause without the truck driving us we would have never been able to get out. It was well organized and planed, great job!!
Mens Asia는 이 유투브 비디오도 올렸다.
태국 네티즌들은 트위터 #thaiflood에 서로 댓글을 달고있다. 여기에 몇 몇 트위터 글, 댓글, 새로운 이야기들이 있다.
seacorro: RT @juarawee: Flood situation: Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyapoom, Lopburi provinces are facing critical disaster/@ThaiKhuFah
juarawee: Taksin tweets: Thaicom Foundation donated 5Mln Bht to Thai Red Cross to help flood victims. Asks all sides to leave politics behind & help (Author’s note: Thaksin is former Prime Minister)
igeorge_heroes: RT @TAN_Network: INN: Flood waters have caused temporary suspension of train services from Bangkok to Northern Thailand
fishmyman: RT @MCOT_Eng: Chaiyapum, Lop Buri still face severe floods; flash flood at Kamphaeng Phet; Northern region -Bangkok train services suspended
bicphotographer: recalled that there is no warning of flood in thailand …. only heard that thailand will be colder, longer winter.. #thaiflood
Kaite_Sasa: Morning Thursday, wake up with hope and will pray for all us … Thais help thai flood ♣
pracob: Thailand needs more natural & realistic flood control, distrbuting water for agriculture, better road & rail designs to be more flood-free.
기부, 구제의 노력들도 온라인 상에 발표되었다.
wondergoffie: ☂ Another easier way to relieve flood victims by typing “Namjaithai”& send to 4567899 ฿10 each SMS no matter what network are you in. Pls RT
cloc67: RT @tulsathit: Flood donation point at Dusit thani will still receive “packing” volunteers till midnight, and will reopen tmmrw. – via @aunonline
그리고 페이스북 이벤트도 있다.