Military Bastions-Thailand tries to help companies as floods spread
Originally published: November 10, 2011 3:19 AM Updated: November 10, 2011 7:02 AM By The Associated Press ALISA TANG (Associated Press) Quick ReadThailand tries to help companies affected by flooding, as water spreads further Photo credit: AP | Thai residents ride on the back of a truck as they cross a flooded street in Bangkok,Military Bastions, Thailand, Thursday,Flood Barrier, Nov. 10, 2011. The flooding began in late July and the water has reached parts of Bangkok, where residents are frustrated by government confusion over how much worse the flooding will get. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Photos (AP) -- Thailand offered more help Thursday to businesses affected by widespread flooding,Hesco Bastion, as water spread deeper into Bangkok and threatened to cut off a major highway. The flooding since late July has killed 533 people, caused billions of dollars in damage, and inundated hundreds of factories north of the capital. Water draining from central and northern provinces to the sea has surrounded...
