Flood in Bangkok – In Pictures

Thai boys are silhouetted as they sit on a jetty on the bank of the swollen Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Defenses shielding the center of Thailand's capital from the worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held at critical peak tides Saturday, but areas along the city's outskirts remained submerged along with much of the countryside. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

On 30 October 2011, down town Bangkok, Thailand is still dry but people are preparing themselves for the flood.

The flooding is bad in other area of Bangkok.

This is the worst flood in 60 years.

Flood is a disaster.

Thai soldiers and residents carry sandbags to fortify a wall breached by swollen Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. The complex network of flood defenses erected to shield Thailand's capital from the country's worst floods in nearly 60 years was put to the test Saturday as coastal high tides hit their peak. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Thai residents ride on a truck as they move to higher grounds in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. 2011. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Residents stand as water from the swollen Chao Phraya River flows through a shopping center, located on its bank, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A Thai woman stands in the middle of a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Defenses shielding the center of Thailand's capital from the worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held at critical peak tides Saturday, but areas along the city's outskirts remained submerged along with much of the countryside. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Houses in a residential area are submerged in floodwaters in the northern section of Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
A street is submerged in floodwaters on the outskirts of Bangkok on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
Vehicles are parked on an overfly at a flooded street on the outskirts of Bangkok on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
Vehicles are parked on an overfly at a flooded street in the northern section of Bangkok on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
A Thai family rides a motorcycle along a flooded street at the Chinatown area of Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011. City dikes overflowed in at least two places as coastal high tides pushed up the main Chao Praya river from the Gulf of Thailand, with water spilling into streets as city workers and troops shored up concrete walls with sandbags. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Local residents wade through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. City dikes overflowed in at least two places as coastal high tides pushed up the main Chao Praya river from the Gulf of Thailand, with water spilling into streets as city workers and troops shored up concrete walls with sandbags. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A couple try to salvage their belongings inside their flooded residence in Bangkok's Bang Phlat district on October 30, 2011. Peak tides tested Bangkok's flood defenses on Sunday as hope rose that the centre of the Thai capital might escape the worst floods in decades, but that was little comfort for swamped suburbs and provinces where worry about disease is growing. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (THAILAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT
Residents use a boat as transport through a flooded street Bangkok's Bang Phlat district on October 30, 2011. Peak tides tested Bangkok's flood defenses on Sunday as hope rose that the centre of the Thai capital might escape the worst floods in decades, but that was little comfort for swamped suburbs and provinces where worry about disease is growing. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (THAILAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Residents wade through flood waters in Bangkok's Bang Phlat district on October 30, 2011. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (THAILAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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