October 26, 2011

South East Asia suffers devastation from floods

The floods that have caused damage and left hundreds dead in south east Asia has also destroyed nearly 2.5 million hectares of crops warned the United Nations. Intense monsoon rain, typhoons and tropical storms have flooded areas in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Also millions of animals have been killed and millions more are at risk from flood waters already spilling over dams. The FAO said "Loss of livestock and poultry is reported and significant numbers are considered to be at risk." Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers.
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