Relief agencies fear disease in flooded Thailand

By the CNN Wire Staff

Updated 0218 GMT (1018 HKT) November 2, 2011

Bangkok residents paddle a makeshift boat through floodwaters on Sunday, October 30. Thai officials warned residents in the capital to be vigilant and expect disruptions with electricity and tap water as Thailand battles its worst flooding in decades.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – Bangkok residents paddle a makeshift boat through floodwaters on Sunday, October 30. Thai officials warned residents in the capital to be vigilant and expect disruptions with electricity and tap water as Thailand battles its worst flooding in decades.
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People commute along a flooded street near the Chao Phraya River on Sunday in Bangkok.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – People commute along a flooded street near the Chao Phraya River on Sunday in Bangkok.
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A Bangkok resident makes his way through a flooded street on Sunday.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – A Bangkok resident makes his way through a flooded street on Sunday.
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People travel on a truck along a flooded street on Sunday in Bangkok.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – People travel on a truck along a flooded street on Sunday in Bangkok.
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Residents commute along a flooded street on Sunday.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – Residents commute along a flooded street on Sunday.
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Thai residents wade through waist-high waters in Bangkok on Friday, October 28, after heavy floods swept through the area. Hundreds of people have died from flood-related incidents since July.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – Thai residents wade through waist-high waters in Bangkok on Friday, October 28, after heavy floods swept through the area. Hundreds of people have died from flood-related incidents since July.
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A Thai police officer directs traffic as cars pass through flooded streets on Friday. Residents have begun leaving Bangkok to escape the rising waters.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – A Thai police officer directs traffic as cars pass through flooded streets on Friday. Residents have begun leaving Bangkok to escape the rising waters.
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People paddle and walk through a flooded neighborhood near the Chao Praya River.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – People paddle and walk through a flooded neighborhood near the Chao Praya River.
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Residents evacuating their neighborhoods get off a rescue boat near the Chao Praya River.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – Residents evacuating their neighborhoods get off a rescue boat near the Chao Praya River.
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Thai residents walk in floodwaters along a street in the Chinatown section of Bangkok.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – Thai residents walk in floodwaters along a street in the Chinatown section of Bangkok.
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People travel through floodwaters on a boat as they evacuate their neighbourhood next to the Chao Praya river in Bangkok..
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – People travel through floodwaters on a boat as they evacuate their neighbourhood next to the Chao Praya river in Bangkok..
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Residents wait for a rescue boat as they evacuate their neighborhood next to the Chao Praya River in Bangkok on Friday.
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Heavy flooding in Thailand – Residents wait for a rescue boat as they evacuate their neighborhood next to the Chao Praya River in Bangkok on Friday.
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