【焦点视野：泰国大洪水（多图）】

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Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching Southeast Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides and widespread flooding along the Mekong River. Parts of Thailand are now experiencing the worst floods in half a century, as water inundates villages, historic temples, farms, and factories. At least 281 people have been killed in Thailand, and another 200 in neighboring Cambodia. Rescue workers are scrambling to prevent a humanitarian disaster, and Thailand's prime minister is warning businesses not to use the flooding as an excuse to raise prices. About 8.2 million people in 60 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been affected by the flooding, and economic losses are so far estimated to top $2 billion. Collected here are recent images of the crisis in Thailand as some 10 million residents in Bangkok keep a wary eye on the approaching surge of floodwater, due to reach the capital in a few days.

        从七月中旬开始，猛烈的季风雨便持续侵袭东南亚地区，引发湄公河(Mekong River)流域泥石流和大范围洪涝灾害。泰国(Thailand)部分地区正经历着半个世纪以来最严重的洪灾，大水淹没了村庄、古寺、农田和工厂。泰国至少有281名人死亡，另外200名死于邻国柬埔寨(Cambodia)。救援人员正在努力阻止这场人道主义大灾难，泰国首相警告商界不能以洪灾为由哄抬物价。泰国77省份中，有60省份的820万人受到灾害影响，截至到目前，经济损失估计已达20亿美元。以下是搜集的泰国这场危机中近期的照片，1000万曼谷(Bangkok)居民密切关注着预计几天内会到达首都迅猛洪水。