Thai authorities say it is only a matter of time before flood waters creeping down from the north seep into central Bangkok, though it is still not clear how widespread or deep they could get. Meanwhile, the residents in Thailand's capital city are scrambling to shore up last-minute defenses against the rising water.
Thai Flood Waters Move in on Bangkok
A flooded neighborhood in Bang Sue district of Bangkok, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
A young girl looking out in a flooded neighborhood of Bangkok, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
A woman stands in floodwater in a residential area of Bangkok, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
A young boy watching floodwaters in a flooded neighborhood of Bangkok, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
A man rests in his shop surrounded by floodwaters in Bangkok, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
Flooded Bang Sue district in Bangkok, October 27, 2011. ( VOA - D. Schearf)
People looking at the Chao Phraya River from a bridge, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
The Bang Sue Water Pumping Station on the Bang Sue Canal where it connects with the Chao Phraya River, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
Soldiers delivering sandbags and helping others to build defense, Bangkok, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
Monks moving sandbags and plywood to shore up river defenses, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
A wall of sandbags built on Bangkok's busy Phahonyothin Road as office workers walk past, October 27, 2011. (VOA - D. Schearf)
Workers moving sandbags on a massive sandbag wall on Bangkok's busy Phahonyothin Road, October 27, 2011. ( VOA - D. Schearf)
Workers having rest on a sandbag wall on Bangkok's Phahonyothin Road, October 27, 2011. ( VOA - D. Schearf)