Govt apologises to flood victims

Highway bail-out begins: Highways Department workers begin salvaging Bangkok-Stephan Buri Highway 340 in Pathum Thani yesterday. The road will be used as a detour to the South in case the Rama II Road, which is the main route to the South from Bangkok, is made impassable by floods.

From left: Bangkok Post reporters and photographers camp out at the newspaper head office after their homes were flooded or at risk of being inundated; A family sits on an embankment of big sand bags after receiving donations from a team of Bangkok Post reporters who visited flood victims in Don Muang district.

From left: Bangkok Post photographer Pattanapong Hirunard drives a motor boat to heavily flooded spots impassable to vehicles to take photos. SAROT MEKSOPHAWANNAKUL; Washing lines are put up on the roof of the Bangkok Post building for staff taking shelter at the company during the floods.

From left: Bangkok Post photographer Patipat Janthong wades through water to take food to dogs stranded by floods near Song Prapha Road in Don Muang district. SAROT MEKSOPHAWANNAKUL; A Buddhist nun paddles her way in a large basin in swamped Wat Or Ngern in Sai Mai district. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD; People in Bang Bua Thong district of Nonthaburi travel by boat past a submerged garage selling spare parts. Boats are still a popular way of getting around despite the receding floodwater.

From left: Monks get onto a pickup truck from a raised platform at Wat Nual Chan in Bung Kum district of Bangkok. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD; People are forced to live on the roofs of their homes in Don Muang after a sandbag barrier sent floodwater surging into their areas.