As one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, evoking the image of Thailand are often provocative. Pristine white beaches. Delicious cuisine. Buddhist temple of peace. Unfortunately, this tropical paradise has also suffered with many natural disasters, most notably the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami. The last month has seen the country through the misery of the most recently.
Monsoon rains caused flooding in the Central and Northern Thailand. During the last few weeks, it has spread to other parts of the country. Water has been slowly moving to the South, threatening the capital Bangkok. Metropolis is usually grown has come to stop in many areas such as the whole environment has sunk. The flood is considered to be the worst for centuries, and has resulted in hundreds of deaths across the country.
A consequence of humans has been disastrous, with the death and displacement afflicting various regions in Thailand. The exodus continued for thousands of residents of Bangkok as flood inches closer to the city. After weeks of uncertainty as to how the flooding would affect the population most populous in the country, the city has not affected braced for the worst. The combination of high tides and rainfall run-off monsoon threatens to widen the flood rather than dissipating. This state of uncertainty is projected to last for months at least.
Many hope that situations like floods in Thailand will become more common around the world
For a country with an economy that is dependent on tourism, the flood had damaged the commercial and industrial sectors. On the one hand, travel restrictions and warnings have been urging visitors to avoid Bangkok, in the face of impending emergencies. Many tourists have already changed the plan to avoid the city, a situation that is expected to have a great impact on projected growth. With December and January have traditionally been the busiest month for tourists to descend on Thailand, it remains unclear if the flood will consist of future tourism revenues.
