Shrewsbury Geography Dept 2011

Flooding in Bangkok, Oct/Nov 2011 – Part 2

Many teachers from Shrewsbury International School have been trying to help flood victims over the last week by volunteering with a range of charities. Many have been working with the Red Cross, a worldwide charity with aims to directly help victims of natural and man made disasters by providing basic essentials for people to stay alive and stay healthy. The Red Cross has been gathering donations from companies and individuals and delivering them every day in trucks to some of the worst hit areas, where the floodwater is neck deep. Watch this video to see how deep the trucks have to go! (moments later our truck broke down because the engine got flooded)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG5VZ8cApow

The victims were very grateful, once the trucks did arrive (they had been waiting all day)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDgLPptA0bk

Task 1:

Below there is a labelled photo of the contents of the aid packages.

Thailand Floods 2011

Shrewsbury Geography Dept 2011

Task 1.

Item number

What is it? Why is this essential for flood victims?

1. Dried noodle

2. Canned fish

3. Beans

4. Canned cooked rice

5. Mosquito repellent

6. Candles and a lighter

7. Water purification powder

8. Basic medicines

What basic medicines do you think were in the bag?

9. Chocolate milk drink

10. Bin bags

Not shown in photo

1.5 litres of bottled water

Not shown in photo

5kg of rice

Task 2.

Is there anything you would add if you had to make up an aid package? Explain why you would include these things.

Thailand Floods 2011

Shrewsbury Geography Dept 2011

Thailand Floods 2011