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November 12th, 2011
Earth Observation of Thailand Floods

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The dark areas in these five Envisat radar images taken over Thailand from mid-September to early November show waters from the Chao Phraya River flooding the surrounding land and flowing south towards the capital, Bangkok. Since July, Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century has claimed over 500 lives. It has pushed tens of thousands of people from their homes and destroyed millions of hectares of land in over 50 provinces.Over the period covered by these images, water spread over nearly a third of the country’s provinces. The historical Ayutthaya city – a UNESCO World heritage site – was inundated and barriers protecting industrial estates failed. Read More

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