237580 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://reliefweb.int/node/453351Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Thailand GENEVA, 17 October 2011 - The annual monsoon season in South East Asia continues to wreak havoc on lives and economies across many parts of the region with Thailand reportedly suffering from the worst floods in 50 years.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:45:00 +0200reliefWeb-108c90712e87085d614c7d2de1cd6d0c20111017214500http://www.inmarsat.com/about/Newsroom/00039316.aspxTélécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) has sent an expert team to refugee camps in Thailand following the worst floods in decades.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:30:00 +0200inmarsat-d44937558fe6bd4b338b81f7d88e56d820111017173000http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Bangkok-Avoids-Flooding-but-Residents-Still-On-Guard-131969753.htmlMany Thais say they are continuing to fortify walls with sandbags despite assurances capital will not be inundatedMon, 17 Oct 2011 13:19:00 +0200voanews-46c546200ee1d937a39cf24592b58da720111017131900http://allafrica.com/stories/201110170971.htmlSCARCITY of staple foods, especially rice and wheat, is currently looming in Nigeria.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0200allafrica-50c75bf661943470f9dadd98155135c920111017130100