Don Muang Airport

Don Muang residents climb scaffolding stairs to get to the Don Muang Tollway, which is the only transport route still functioning to the north of Bangkok.

An aerial view shows the ‘‘big bag’’ barrier put up across Vibhavadi Rangsit Road and Don Mueang airport. Residents say the bags are prolonging the floods in their areas.

These Buddha statues have been left in floodwater for several weeks at Wat Chan in Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi.

Don Muang residents tear apart and remove big sand bags forming a barrier across Vibhavadi Rangsit Road near Don Mueang airport yesterday. The residents said making a gap in the sandbag wall will help drain away floodwater which is above 1 meter in some areas inside the barrier.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets a crowd of people during a tour of flood-ravaged areas around Phetkasem yesterday.

Residents return to inspect their houses in Phetkasem Soi 48 after spending many days at an emergency shelter.

Rubbish is dumped inside a telephone booth in Phetkasem Soi 48 after the garbage collection service was suspended in Phasi Charoen district.

Mechanics take out parts of a car and lay them out to dry on the Don Muang Tollway after the vehicle was submerged in floodwater.