Flooding continues throughout large sections of Southeast Asia.
This is an initial appeal, and may be revised based on further needs assessments. Of the 10,570 households in the Thanh Hoa District, at least half were under three feet of water. This is due to the bowl shape of the Plain of Reeds. It will be at least until mid-November when the Mekong River drops sufficiently that the water will begin to drain out of the Plain of Reeds. The biggest problem at the moment is food, he reports.