A Buddhist monk cleaning up an area at a temple inundated by flood waters in Don Muang district, in Bangkok, in 2011. Deadly floods, power blackouts and traffic gridlock -- many of Asia's biggest ... more 

A Buddhist monk cleaning up an area at a temple inundated by flood waters in Don Muang district, in Bangkok, in 2011. Deadly floods, power blackouts and traffic gridlock -- many of Asia's biggest cities are buckling under the strain of rapid economic development, extreme weather and an exodus from the countryside less