Sandbagging in Sai Mai, Bangkok, during 2011 flood

Volunteers and members of the Royal Thai Army, military police, fill and place sandbags to redirect flooding in the northern Sai Mai district through the Khlong Hok Wa canal during a ground flood assessment by the III Marine Expeditionary Force humanitarian assistance survey team north of Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 25, 2011. The HAST is assessing damage done by flooding in Thailand and any support for humanitarian aid and/or disaster relief III MEF could provide. Royal Thai Armed Forces are reinforcing the area with a sandbag wall to divert the flow of water. Sixty-one provinces and 8.2 million people have been affected by the floods caused by an abnormal monsoon season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert J. Maurer) Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Thailand_floods

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