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Merge Into One: Photos from the Thai Floods of 2011

Merge Into One: Photos from the Thai Floods of 2011

In August 2011 the floods appeared aggressive, somewhat north of Thailand. Then it, like a raging beast, surge forth, southward – a destructive force of nature, that claimed land, farms, villages, towns and cit ...

Devastating floods bring more hardship to Malaysia’s most vulnerable

Devastating floods bring more hardship to Malaysia’s most vulnerable

Banjir2014 - a gradual build-up of monsoon. Then the downpour on ancient terrain, raging water on developed land and sweeping onto areas torn by deforestation. The worst Malaysia flooding in decades, and certainly wi ...

Flood Report: Migrant Workers Stranded & Abandoned By Corporations

Flood Report: Migrant Workers Stranded & Abandoned By Corporations

Bangkok's migrant population is at risk. Many abandoned by their multi-national employers to fend for themselves. The corporations make money, and when things go against them, they flee to safety leaving their worke ...

Thailand: Relief Work Made Dysfunctional By. . .

Thailand: Relief Work Made Dysfunctional By. . .

Politics. This single factor, raging uncontrollably, causes delay in supply deliveries, medicine left unreplenished, volunteers working in isolation, confusion among authorities and those in urgent need of help are u ...

Flood Report: Unprecedented Damage to Thailand and Its People

Flood Report: Unprecedented Damage to Thailand and Its People

As the floods tore through the rural areas from the north, destructive forces violated the terrain, causing unprecedented damage to the natural environment. I am here, in the heart of Thailand, providing whatever ass ...