Mekong Delta Flooding of 2000 - Chau Doc, Vietnam - High Level Marks on Waymarking.com

In 2000 more than 800 people lost their lives due to extreme flooding in the Mekong Delta and the economic damage caused by the flood was assesed at more than US$ 400 million. (visit link)

According to our pictures, the lowest to the highest recorded water levels were: 2003, 2009, 2007, 1997, 2006, 1994, 2004, 1999, 1995, 2011, 2001, 2002, 1996 and 2000 (marked with blue paint).

We arrived by boat to visit this Cham commune Mosque (WME3MC). Children of the village showed us these water marks on the pillar of a house near where we docked.

Natural or man made event?: Natural What type of marker?: Painted lines and year numbers When did this occur?: August to November 2000 Website related to the event..: [Web Link]

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A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.

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