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Thousands of flood evacuees are housed in tents on the floor of the former Don Mueang international airport check-in departure hall, in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 21. The airport is still being used for some domestic departures. The floods have swept from the north of the country to the outskirts of Bangkok over the past two months, leaving 320 people dead and three missing, and affecting 2.4 million people, Thailand's National Disaster Prevention Center said. Floodwaters would likely hit the north and east of greater Bangkok in the next 24 hours.

Thailand flood evacuees housed in airport departures hall

msnbc.com news services report:

Floodwaters have begun seeping into Bangkok's outer districts, one day after the government opened several key floodgates in a risky bid to let built-up water flow through the capital's canals toward the sea. Continue reading.

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