Will Bangkok's flood defenses protect its heart

Keeping Bangkok's commercial district dry

Having lived with severe flooding for so long, some Thais have taken improvisation to a new level. This pick-up truck was adapted to act as a boat in water.

For almost a month, a sea of filthy brown water has been seeping down into the capital from the north of the city

City workers man the pump 24 hours a day, collecting vast amounts of stinking rubbish from the pumps.

The pumping stations are the front line in the fight to protect central Bangkok.

For so many other people in Bangkok at the moment, it's a daily struggle to survive.

Having lived with severe flooding for so long, some Thais have taken improvisation to a new level. This pick-up truck was adapted to act as a boat in water.

The truck effortlessly moved out of the water and onto the road by raising the customized floats.

The city's economy has been badly hit in areas beyond the protected central zone, with a number of businesses facing ruin.

Bangkok's Pets Rescuers

Thousands of pets have been stranded by rising waters - but huge efforts are being made to find them and take them to safety.

Returning to base with a new cargo of pets

Animals have also been rescued from floodwaters elsewhere in the country.

Another of the rescued dogs.

Elephants prepare to float Krathongs during the Loi Krathong festival.

Water Spread

Volunteers help roll up effective microorganism balls at the Amarin Plaza shopping complex near Ratchaprasong Road yesterday. The making of the EMballs will continue until tomorrow

Armedsecurityguards patrol Ratiro Park housing estate on Suan Phak Road in Taling Chan district.

A mother and child live underneath the expressway near Chaeng Watthana Road yesterday. They and several other families have moved out of their flooded houses along Khlong Prapa.