Across the country, the flooding -- now in its third month -- has affected 25 of Thailand's 77 provinces. The death toll from Thailand's worst flooding in half a century reached 506. According to my research on the flood in Thailand, I found out that about 3.1 million people have been affected and 4 million acres of farmland have been damaged. Moreover, the department said two people are believed missing and about 75 highways have closed. Floods are an annual occurrence in the country but have been particularly severe this year, and some residents and analysts have criticized the government's response. The government did not have enough resources to deal with floodwaters, noting that officials had recently asked the private sector for water pumps to help drain water out of Bangkok.
After all, this severe flood did not affect my family directly because my house isn't flooded. But for some safety reasons, my family needs to waste money on sandbags and food. The floods have also disrupted Bangkok’s food- and water-supply chains. Many convenience stores and supermarket shelves are regularly short of items like bottled water and non-perishable food like mama cup or rice. The demand for sand bags and food and water supply chains has increased dramatically. Everybody is desperate to get food and bottles of water. Once the demand increases and the supply decreases, the price for everything will increase. This will help cause more problems for the people who are suffering.
As the current flooding crisis has become extremely severe in many provinces, my family decided to donate 300,000 baht. We all hope that the flooding situation will recover as soon as possible! I hope all of my friends and teachers stay safe and dry for a couple of weeks.
Ashwin, Thanks for sharing this fluid, well-organized blog in response to the floods. The opening paragraph is well researched, with strong sentence fluency and ideas. (Which ministry do you reference?)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that your family's house has not been affected directly by the floods. In this part of your blog post, you mention that you find your family's expenditures on extra food and sandbags to be a waste of money. I think it would be interesting if you related this idea back to your third paragraph, when you make your strong argument regarding the ails of supply and demand in a flood ravaged economy.
How generous of your family to make a contribution to those who are suffering. As a country (native or not), we must all come together, indeed, to help.
Ashwin, the combination of fact and opinion, personal and impersonal facts in the blog make it enjoyable to read. You seem to be well-informed and honestly concerned about the well-being of people in Thailand. This perspective is vital for the long-term success of not just Thailand, but of the world over. Thank you for sharing.
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