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1Southeast Asia: The Great Floods of 2011Azia Atsimo Andrefana : ny tondra-drano goavana indrindra tamin'ny taona 2011
2This post is part of our special coverage on Refugees. Storms battered the Southeast Asian region in 2011, which caused heavy flooding in many countries, displaced thousands of residents and workers, destroyed millions worth of agricultural crops, and killed more than 2,000 people.Namely ny faritra Azia Atsimo Andrefana ny ora-mikija tamin'ny taona 2011 ary niteraka tondra-drano tamin'ny firenena maro, voatery nafindra toerana ny mponina sy mpiasa aman'arivony maro, potika ny fambolena an-tapitrisany, ary namono olona maherin'ny 2 000.
3Global Voices was able to report the impact of some of these flood disasters in the past year.Afaka nitatitra ny vokatr'izany tondra-drano namotehan-javatra izany ny Global Voices tamin'ny taon-dasa.
4ThailandThailandy
5Heavy rains inundated many provinces of Thailand for several months.Nanondraka faritra maro tany Thailandy ny orambe nandritra ny volana vitsivitsy.
6The flooding was the worst to hit the country in the past 50 years.Ny tondra-drano vokatr'izany no goavana indrindra namely ity firenena ity tato anatin'ny 50 taona.
7Dams overflowed, industrial estates were flooded, and thousands of residents were trapped in their homes.Safotra ny tohodrano, difotry ny rano ny orinasa maro, ary olona aman'arivony no voatery nandao ny tranony.
8Many towns, including parts of Bangkok, became ‘waterworlds' for several weeks.Tanàn-dehibe maro, anisan'izany ny faritra sasany tao Bangkok , no nanjary “tanànan'ny rano” nandritra ny herinandro maromaro.
9Flooded temple.Tempoly tondraky ny rano.
10Photo from Pailin CSary Pailin C
11Global Voices featured the mapping tools and other disaster monitoring platforms used during the floods.Nampiasa ny fitaovan-tsarintany sy fitaovam-panarahamaso an-tserasera hafa ny Global Voices nandritra ny tondra-drano.
12We also highlighted the role of social media in spreading awareness, but also confusion, during the disaster, as well as the inventive ways of people as they coped with the floods.Nomena toerana ambony koa ny serasera sôsialy tamin'ny fanaparitahana vaovao, kanefa tao koa ny fisavoritahana, nandritra ny loza voajanahary. Nalefa teto koa ny làlana nitadiavana vahaolana nataon'ny olona nandritra ny tondra-drano.
13Saksith Saiyasombut recalls the early signs of this flooding disaster:Saksith Saiyasombut mampahatsiaro ny zava-nisy namoizana olona 790.
14790. This is the current death toll of what has been described as the “worst floods in decades“.Ity no nisian'ny olona maty be indrindra ary azo lazaina fa ny “tondra-drano ratsy indrindra hatramin'izay”.
15Floods are an annual occurrence in Thailand during the rainy season.Efa mpiseho isan-taona any Thailandy ny tondra-drano rehefa vanim-potoan'ny orana.
16When the water was sweeping through Chiang Mai already back in late September, this natural disaster was somehow going to be different.Rehefa mamakivaky an'i Chiang Mai ny rano amin'ny faran'ny volana septambra, dia ohatra ny tsy mitovy amin'ny mahazatra ny loza voajanahary.
17But it took some considerable time, despite the unprecedented damage it has created in Ayutthaya to the ancient temples and the vital industrial parks, until the capital was drowned in fear of what was to come.Kanefa miandry fotoana izy amin'izay, ankoatra ny fahasimbana nateraky ny teo aloha tahaka ny tany Ayutthaya izay nanimba ny fiangonana sy nandrava toeram-piasana, ary niainan'ny tao an-drenivohitra ny tahotra amin'izay mety hiseho.
18This animated video about the Thailand flooding went viral meanwhile:Ity ny lahatsary momba ny tondra-drano tany Thailandy goavana indrindra
19PhilippinesFilipina
20Next to Thailand, the Philippines suffered the most from flooding.Nanarakaraka an'i Thailandy dia niaina ny tondra-drano ratsy indrindra tany aminy koa i Filipina.
21But the number of casualties is higher in the Philippines.Fa ambony ny tahan'ny fahavoazana tany Filipina raha ampitahaina.
22A state of national calamity was declared by the president after tropical storm Sendong (international name: Washi) devastated many parts of north Mindanao Island, located in the southern part of the country.Nanambara ny maha- firenena latsaka an-katerena ny filoha taorian'ny nandalovan'ny rivo-doza Sendong (anarany tany an-toerana : Washi) izay nandrava ny ampahany maro tamin'ny Nosy Mindanao, any atsimon'ny firenena.
23According to the government, more than 1,400 people died and 1,000 more are still missing after Sendong triggered flashfloods in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan last month.Araka ny navoakan'ny fanjakana dia olona 1 400 no maty ary 1 000 eo no ho eo no mbola tsy hita popoka taorian'ny namelezan'i Sendong ny tanàna tao Cagayan de Oro sy Iligan tamin'ny volana lasa teo.
24Flood victims have utilized Facebook to help search for their missing loved ones.Nampiasa facebook ireo niharan'ny tondra-drano hanampiana amin'ny fitadiavana ireo havany tsy hita.
25Photos and profiles of missing relatives and friends continue to be posted online.Nalefa aterineto ny sarin'ireo olona tsy hita.
26Blogs and social media networks have also been used to mobilize assistance for relief operations.Bilaogy sy media sôsialy maro no nampiasaina nanampiana ireo niharam-boina.
27An unprecedented flooding disaster also hit Davao City last June.Tamin'ny volana jona dia namely an'i Davao ny tondra-drano.
28Many were unprepared when the floods swept the town since Davao is located in a supposedly typhoon-free zone.Tsy niomana tamin'izany ny mponina maro raha tsy efa tonga tao Davao ny foiben'ny rivo-doza.
29Overview of flood impact.Sary mampiseho ny vokatry ny tondra-drano.
30Photo from Tony AlejoSary Tony Alejo
31CambodiaKambodza
32While Thailand's flooding nightmare was widely reported in the global news, Cambodia's flooding woes were not highlighted.Raha vantany vao notaterina tamin'ny vaovao ny tondra-drano tany Thailandy, dia mbola tsy dia lehibe ny nanjo an'i Kambodza.
33But the flooding which hit the country last year was the worst in a decade.Kanefa ity tondra-drano nihatra tamin'ity firenena ity tamin'ny taon-dasa koa no tondra-drano ratsy indrindra hatramin'izay.
34Last October, Global Voices reported the extent of flood damage in Cambodia: 400,000 hectares of rice paddies were flooded, over 250,000 hectares of rice crops were completely lost, 3,000 kilometers of road infrastructures were destroyed, 300-400 kilometers of dams were damaged, over 247 were killed, more than 1,000 schools were flooded, the estimated loss could cost Cambodia over $400 million.Tamin'ny volana oktobra dia nitatitra ny nahazo an'i Kambodza ny Global Voices : tanimbary 400 000 hekitara no tondraky ny rano, vary 250 000 hekitara no potika, lalana 3 000 kilometatra no simba, tohodrano mirefy 300-400 kilometatra no simba, olona 247 no maty, sekoly 1 000 no tondraky ny rano, raha tombanana ny fahasimbana tany Kambodza dia nahatratra 400 tapitrisa dôlara.
35But aside from flood warnings, authorities and media networks in Cambodia and Thailand also published crocodile alerts to remind the people to watch out for crocodiles which escaped from flooded parks and farms.Ankoatra ny loza nentin'ny tondra-drano dia nampitandrina koa ny meia sy ny manampahefana tany Kambodza sy Thailandy ary namoaka fanairana ny amin'ny voay hanairana ny olona hitandrina amin'ny voay izay mitsoaka ny toerana nitazonana sy niompiana azy ireny.
36Meanwhile, Singapore also experienced some flooding last year but authorities used the word ‘ponding' instead of flooding to describe the situation in the city.Ankoatr'izany, dia niaina tondra-drano koa i Singapora tamin'ny taon-dasa kanefa nalefahana tamin'ny teny hoe “voafefy rano” ny fanjakana ilazana ny tondra-drano nisy tany an-toerana.
37Aside from floods, there were other natural disasters that hit the region.Ankoatra ny tondra-drano dia nisy loza voajanahary hafa namely iny faritra atsimon'i Azia iny.
38A 6.8 earthquake hit northeast Myanmar on March 24 which was felt in nearby Thailand and as far away as Vietnam and China.Namely an'i Myanmar ny horohorontany nahatratra 6.8 amin'ny fandrefesana tamin'ny 24 martsa ary heno hatrany akaikin'i Thailandy ny fihetsehana ka hatrany Vietnam sy Shina.
39The quake killed at least 70 people and destroyed more than 240 buildings in Myanmar alone.Namono olona 70 iny horohorontany iny ary nandrava trano 240 tany Myanmar fotsiny.
40Flood hashtags: #thaiflood, #bkkflood, #thaifloodeng, #sendong, #prayformindanaoRohy amin'ny tondra-drano: #thaiflood, #bkkflood, #thaifloodeng, #sendong, #prayformindanao