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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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Men transport a motorcycle in a boat past the flooded Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, October 6, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
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The flooded centuries-old UNESCO World Heritage Site along the river, Ayutthaya, Thailand, October 6, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
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A man evacuates his family by boat from Ayutthaya, October 6, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
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A woman paddles through an Ayutthaya neighborhood, Oct. 6, 2011. (VOA - D.Schearf)