Flooding devastates Thailand
Floods in Thailand have killed more than 300 people since July and have caused billions of dollars worth of damage.
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Oct. 19, 2011
Residents leave their homes after floodwater levels rose after the collapse of a mud and sandbag wall in Bang Bua Thong, Thailand. Thailand's premier urged the kingdom's rival political factions to work together to tackle the worst floods in decades.
Nicolas Asfouri / AFP/Getty Images
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