Thai soldiers sweep once flooded streets in a big cleaning day at Lat Phrao shopping district as floodwaters recede from the area, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. With tens of thousands of soldiers on the streets helping flood affected people, Thais are applauding their assistance restoring the formerly tarnished image of Thai forces after their involvement in the bloody crackdown of 2010 red shirt political protests. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai soldiers sweep once flooded streets in a big cleaning day at Lat Phrao shopping district as floodwaters recede from the area, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. With tens of thousands of soldiers on the streets helping flood affected people, Thais are applauding their assistance restoring the formerly tarnished image of Thai forces after their involvement in the bloody crackdown of 2010 red shirt political protests. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
A Thai man walks on a raised walkway above floodwaters passing a picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding while millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites, shaving at least one per cent off the country's economic growth. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai soldiers sweep once flooded streets in a big cleaning day at Lat Phrao shopping district as floodwaters recede from the area, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. With tens of thousands of soldiers on the streets helping flood affected people, Thais are applauding their assistance restoring the formerly tarnished image of Thai forces after their involvement in the bloody crackdown of 2010 red shirt political protests. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai men ride through floodwaters on their high-water converted motorcycle in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai soldiers sweep once flooded streets in a big cleaning day at Lat Phrao shopping district as floodwaters recede from the area, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. With tens of thousands of soldiers on the streets helping flood affected people, Thais are applauding their assistance restoring the formerly tarnished image of Thai forces after their involvement in the bloody crackdown of 2010 red shirt political protests. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
A Thai woman walks through receding floodwaters carrying a water container in a street in the Laksi area of Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
A Thai woman walks through receding floodwaters next to a small taxi boat in a street in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai women collect the thick brown Effective Micro Organism (EMO) fluid into recycled plastic water bottles, to spread into floodwaters as an attempt to prevent disease, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding while millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites, shaving at least one per cent off the country's economic growth. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai soldiers sweep once flooded streets in a big cleaning day at Lat Phrao shopping district as floodwaters recede from the area, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. With tens of thousands of soldiers on the streets helping flood affected people, Thais are applauding their assistance restoring the formerly tarnished image of Thai forces after their involvement in the bloody crackdown of 2010 red shirt political protests. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai people are pushed through a flooded street in the Laksi area of Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai residents walk above receding floodwaters on an elevated wooden walkway past a billboard advertising rooms for sale in a new condominium in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. The disaster has caused hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
A Thai man cleans out his shophouse as floodwaters start to recede in a street in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. The disaster has caused hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
A Thai woman holds onto her waders as she walks through floodwaters in a street in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. The disaster has caused hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai volunteers outside a large shopping center as they get to work with brooms in the big cleaning day at Lat Phrao shopping district as floodwaters recede from the area, recently underwater and bought to a shopping standstill, in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai residents walk above receding floodwaters on an elevated wooden walkway in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions of people remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. The disaster has caused hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
Thai residents walk on an elevated wooden walkway above receding floodwaters on a main street in Laksi district of Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. As floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok, Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites, shaving at least one per cent off the country's economic growth. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
A Thai resident rows in a small boat past a garbage truck with a boat on its roof, down a flooded street in Laksi district of Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. Health concerns about dirty water and garbage are rising as floodwaters start to recede in some parts of Bangkok. Thailand is counting the enormous cost after weeks of flooding as millions remain affected by the worst flooding in five decades. More than 500 deaths have been reported in the disaster and it has caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants, as well as tourist sites, shaving at least one per cent off the country's economic growth. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
A handout photo released by the Thai Goernment Spokesperson office shows Buddhist monks from Thailand blessing and praying for the Kingdom in the grips of flooding and for Thai residents involved in the floods disaster, inside the golden surrounds of the sacred Emerald Buddha Temple, inside the Grand Palace grounds in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2011. The worst flooding in five decades in Thailand has claimed over 500 lives and caused billions of dollars in damages to residents homes, small businesses and to many foreign owned industrial manufacturing plants. EPA/GOVERNMENT SPOKESMANS OFFICE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
