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Flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand
Floods in Thailand have killed more than 200 people, destroyed farmland, and forced thousands to evacuate low-lying areas near rivers. Surging waters are now threatening a United Nations World Heritage site in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, which officials worry could suffer permanent damage.
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A retaining Wall becomes a walkway after floods hit an Ayutthaya neighborhood, October 6, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
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Trying to hold back the floodwaters at a 7/11 convenience store in Ayutthaya, October 6, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
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A food and water relief tent in a flooded Ayutthaya neighborhood, October 6, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
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Ayutthaya residents float belongings out of a flooded neighborhood, October 6, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)