Flooding in Thailand

     Since the flooding disaster in Thailand has started, I had to wake up every day checking the road from my room window to see if there was water flooding. Whenever I turn on the TV, I had to turn to the news channel to be updated about the flooding, and if our district is at risk. It's really sad seeing people leaving their homes and all those loss of lives and belongings. My parents weren't able to work and go to places where there was flooding water. We didn't lose any money at the moment, but if the water is high enough, and goes into our storage site, we will lose quite much.
   
     At first, my parents decided to go to Rayong, but we didn't want to leave our homes, since we have work to do, so much valuables to take care of, and there was enough food, space and supplies to live at home. During Saturday and Sundays, when I was out to eat, there was so less cars and people around compared to the times without the flooding. Many shops were closed down, protected with sand bags and bricks.
 
     The reason for this flooding is really man-made. First of all, industrial estates, homes, and factories that are built were once forests and trees, where plants and tree soils store water. Also, many rivers and canals in Thailand are not deep enough, and there are too much dirt, trash, and water-plants that slow down the flow of water. I recommend the Thai government to form a ministry of water/rivers or something like that that takes care of cleaning rivers, digging into the water to increase the dept of the water, so the rivers would not flood and we all are dry from water. This might cost a lot of money, but if this is done, we wouldn't all be suffering from the disaster, the amount of money lost, and life can be much easier, since flooding is the most damaging and effecting natural disaster that occurs in Thailand.

    This flood occurring right now has really affected the economy. We all know that big amounts of tourists come to visit Thailand, which because of the flooding, tours were cancelled. We lose the chance of making money from foreigners. Many industrial estates are flooded, the cost of the renovation is indeed high, people aren't working, everyone is worried, and life is hard. School are closed, businesses stop and the cost of living increases. The amount of investors who decide to come to Thailand will decrease, which means there will be fewer jobs, price of real estates will also decrease, due to the risk of flooding in Thailand.

















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