
A Thai woman holds her dog waiting for transport along the newly flooded streets near the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok on October 25, 2011. Hundreds of factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the flood waters began to reach Bangkok. Around 350 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. By Paula Bronstein/Getty Images.