Flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand (October 2011)

This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of Ayutthaya (Thailand) flood on October 23, 2011. Flooding forced the closure of manufacturing plants in Ayutthaya, according to news reports. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. On 12 October 2011, UNESCO Bangkok announced a planned assessment of flood damage to Ayutthaya, requested by the government of Thailand. For more information, visit NASA's Earth Observatory page: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76234

Data and Resources

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  • sdg
  • southeast-asia
  • thailand
  • unesco
  • water
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metadata_created 2025-11-24T19:27:13.850823
metadata_modified 2025-11-24T19:27:13.850828
notes This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of Ayutthaya (Thailand) flood on October 23, 2011. Flooding forced the closure of manufacturing plants in Ayutthaya, according to news reports. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. On 12 October 2011, UNESCO Bangkok announced a planned assessment of flood damage to Ayutthaya, requested by the government of Thailand. For more information, visit NASA's Earth Observatory page: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76234
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title Flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand (October 2011)