In pictures: The boats of Bangkok
A visual look at how people are using all sorts of floating transportation to get around in the waters closing in on Bangkok during the worst flooding in 50 years.
People paddle a makeshift raft as they go to collect fresh water, through floodwater in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
People ride a boat through floodwater in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
A man pushes a woman in a plastic bucket through floodwater in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Vehicles are parked on an elevated highway to avoid floodwater in the north of Bangkok as people in boats and makeshift rafts make their way through flood waters.Bazuki Muhammad/REUTERS
People use an homemade raft as they return from collecting water in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
A couple paddle through a petrol station on a flooded street in Bangbuathong, Thailand.Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
A woman, with her dog, use an inner tube to navigate as floods advanced into her neighborhood near Chao Praya river in central Bangkok.Damir Sagolj/REUTERS
People use a makeshift raft to paddle through floodwater in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Local residents stand on a boat to try to repair the electricity current, in a street covered by flood waters, in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Residents evacuate from their flooded town by boat, north of Bangkok. Thailand announced a five-day holiday on Tuesday to give people the chance to escape floods closing in on Bangkok as authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of a housing estate on the outskirts of the city after a protection wall gave way.Bazuki Muhammad/REUTERS
People make their way through floodwater in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
People make their way through floodwater in Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
A man floats in a boat across a flooded street in Bangbuathong, Thailand. Hundreds of factories have closed in the central Thai provinces of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the waters threaten Bangkok.Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
Thai residents travel through deep water on a flooded street in Bangbuathong, Thailand. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation around 350 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July. Thailand is experiencing its worst flooding in 50 years with damages running as high as $6 billion.Daniel Berehulak /Getty Images