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Submerged vehicles are seen at the Honda factory in Ayutthaya province, Thailand, on November 14.
Reuters reports:
Clean-up work is under way at four industrial estates in Thailand's Ayutthaya province as water has receded after devastating floods last month, and some factories are already back at work, officials said on Monday. Honda Motor Co, the hardest hit of the Japanese car firms, said it would take longer for its production to be up and running again.
See more coverage of the flooding in Thailand on PhotoBlog.
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Mahouts ride on elephants to clear dead bushes and twigs from the ruins of a temple following floods in Thailand's ancient capital Ayutthaya on November 10.
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Volunteers clean a reclining Buddha statue after floodwaters drained away at Wat Yai Chaimongkol ancient temple in the world heritage historical park in Ayutthaya province on November 10.
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A Mahout rides on an elephant to clear a log which was left in the grounds of a temple after floodwaters receded in Ayutthaya on November 10.
See more images of the flooding affecting Thailand on Photoblog and read our latest story on the ongoing effects of the flood.
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Thais wade through the waters on a downtown street as flooding causes havoc Oct. 9, 2011 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Around 200 factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya because of flooding, which is posing a threat to Bangkok as well. Over 260 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July. Some areas of the country are experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years, mainly in the center, north and northeast.
Reuters reports:
Nearly 200 factories, including one run by Japanese car maker Honda Motor Co Ltd, closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya because of flooding, which could threaten Bangkok this week, officials said on Sunday.
About 261 people have died since late July in flood-related incidents, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said. Some 2.3 million people have been affected in the worst flooding to hit parts of Thailand in 50 years, mainly in the center, north and northeast.
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A man dries his shirt at a flooded area in Ayutthaya. (Below) A man walks through his flooded house in Ayutthaya, 50 miles north of Bangkok on Oct. 20, 2010. Flooding has killed at least 11 people in the past 10 days in Thailand.
Sukree Sukplang / Reuters
I'm often amazed at people's ability to just keep getting things done when times are at their worst.
From Reuters
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand — The worst floods in decades in Thailand and severe flooding in neighboring Cambodia have killed 20 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as rescue workers braced for more rain and possible flooding in Bangkok.Rescue teams evacuated stranded villagers by boat in some provinces, including the old Thai capital Ayutthaya where flood waters swelled to about five feet in some districts, cutting off roads and inundating homes, shops and farmlands.
"The water usually comes and goes very quickly but this time, there is so much," said Sabai Maingam, 48, wading through chest-high water in her store.
Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said 12 people had been killed since Oct. 10.
Flooding has hit 17 provinces, swamping tens of thousands of acres of farmland and damaging at least one major northeastern road, said Vibul Sanguanpong, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
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