A Thai man crosses floodwaters at the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. Residents poured out of the Thai capital by bus, plane and train Thursday, heeding government warnings to use a special five-day holiday to evacuate parts of the flood-threatened metropolis before a weekend deluge rushes through the city.
A Thai uses a broom to paddle a big plastic container along a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through Thailand's capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai man wades along chest-deep floodwaters in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. Residents poured out of the Thai capital by bus, plane and train Thursday, heeding government warnings to use a special five-day holiday to evacuate parts of the flood-threatened metropolis before a weekend deluge rushes through the city.
Thai Buddhist monks walk on sandbags installed to protect floodwaters to creep into Wat Trimit temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Most of Bangkok remained dry and most of its more than 9 million residents were staying put to protect their homes. Still, uncertainty over the capital's fate and the start of a government-declared five-day holiday fueled an exodus of people fearing the worst who clogged highways and air terminals to get out of town.
Thai workers on a truck pass by an airplane at the flooded Don Muang Airport in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
Signs warning people not to enter the area are erected as a Thai police officer gestures to take a diversion in a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Thailand's capital braced Friday for a crucial weekend that will mark the most critical test yet of its flood defenses, as Bangkok's main river swelled to record high levels amid fears it could swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai woman struggles to walk as floodwater gushes through a market place in a riverside neighborhood near the Grand Palace Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Clamoring aboard bamboo rafts and army trucks, residents living on the heavily inundated outskirts of Bangkok fled waterlogged homes Thursday as floodwaters inched closer to the heart of the threatened Thai capital and foreign governments urged their citizens to avoid all but essential travel.
Local residents evacuate their flooded neighbourhood near the Chao Praya river in Bangkok on October 28, 2011. Floods that have sparked an exodus from the Thai capital crept closer to the city centre as the government considered cutting through roads blocking the path of the water.
Local residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood by jeep in Bangkok on October 28, 2011. Floods that have sparked an exodus from the Thai capital crept closer to the city centre as the government considered cutting through roads blocking the path of the water.
Flood victims make their way through a flooded neighborhood near the Chayo Praya river as rising waters threaten parts of the capitol city October 28, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the flood waters began to reach Bangkok. Around 370 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, with Thailand experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years.
A Thai man takes pictures with his son on a custom-built tricycle designed to go through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
People are evacuated by boat through a flooded neighborhood near the Chayo Praya river as rising waters threaten parts of the capitol city October 28, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the flood waters began to reach Bangkok. Around 370 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, with Thailand experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years.
A Thai man rests on a road divider near a flooded neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.
A man rides his motorcycle in a flooded street to deliver goods in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
Thai rescuer help an elderly local resident to evacuate her neighborhood in the floodwaters, next to the Chao Praya river in Bangkok, on October 28, 2011. Floods that have sparked an exodus from the Thai capital crept closer to the city centre as the government considered cutting through roads blocking the path of the water.
Thai soldiers inside the ceremonial Grand Palace in Bangkok goes off-duty after finishing his shift of patrolling outside its walls on Friday Oct 28,2011. The Grand Palace, near the Chao Phraya River, is one of several areas of the Thai capital hit by flooding, which the authorities warn may get worse in the days ahead.
A Thai couple along with their baby travels through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The main river coursing through Thailand's capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai resident walks through a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Thailand's capital braced Friday for a crucial weekend that will mark the most critical test yet of its flood defenses, as Bangkok's main river Chao Phraya swelled to record high levels amid fears it could swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai man casts his net in a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Thailand's capital braced Friday for a crucial weekend that will mark the most critical test yet of its flood defenses, as Bangkok's main river Chao Phraya swelled to record high levels amid fears it could swamp the heart of the city.
Thai woman floats on a tube through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai Buddhist monk wades through floodwaters near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. Ankle-high water from the Chao Phraya river spilled through one sandbagged entranceway of Bangkok's treasured Grand Palace, which once housed the kingdom's monarchy. The army was pumping out the water and tourists were still entering the white-walled compound.
Thai residents balance on a lane divider at Pin Klao bridge in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river, the main river coursing through Thailand's capital, swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai woman kisses her pet parrot along a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
Thai family Ratanasunya Teerachat (right) offers food to people affected by floodwaters in his area in Bangkok on October 28, 2011. Floods that have sparked an exodus from the Thai capital crept closer to the city centre on October 28, as the government considered cutting through roads blocking the path of the water.
An elderly local resident sits inside a Thai army truck as she and others are evacuate from their neighborhood in the flooded areas near the Chao Praya river in Bangkok on October 28, 2011. Floods that have sparked an exodus from the Thai capital crept closer to the city centre as the government considered cutting through roads blocking the path of the water.
A Thai man carries his relative on the shoulders as they wade through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river, main river coursing through Thailand's capital, swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai man pulls a small boat as he clings to the back of a truck traveling through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
A Thai woman struggles to wade through a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The main river coursing through Thailand's capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
Children with a float swim through a swollen canal in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The main river coursing through Thailand's capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
Thai men fish beside a house at a flooded area in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
Residents ride a boat along a flooded area at Don Muang district in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
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