Floodwaters inundated Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province, causing extensive damage to the manufacturing industry. Since Thailand is the world's 2nd largest producer of hard disk drives, accounting for approximately 25% of the world's production, a global shortage shortly occurred which sent ripples through the computer industry.
Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. Beginning at the end of July triggered by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten, flooding soon spread through the provinces of Northern, Northeastern and Central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and inundated parts of the capital city of Bangkok. Flooding persisted in some areas until mid-January 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with 3 missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand's 77 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over 20,000 km² of farmland was damaged. The disaster has been described as "the worst flooding yet in terms of the amount of water and people affected.
Floodwaters inundated Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province, causing extensive damage to the manufacturing industry. Since Thailand is the world's 2nd largest producer of hard disk drives, accounting for approximately 25% of the world's production, a global shortage shortly occurred which sent ripples through the computer industry.
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