Caption: People made their way across a flooded street on a makeshift raft in Rongshui, Guangxi last Friday.

描述：上周五在融水县一条被洪水淹没的街道上，当地居民将木筏作为临时交通工具。

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Thai residents are transported out of a flooded street close to the Chao Phraya river on October 30, 2011 in Bangkok. (Daniel Berehulak /Getty Images)

2011年10月30日，泰国居民设法离开被湄南河河水淹没的曼谷街道。

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The center of Nowshera was flooded in some places up to 10 feet above street level.

瑙仕拉市中心被洪水淹没，有些地区的积水高于街面10英尺。

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People trapped in upper floors of the buildings on that flooded street were waving flashlights to be saved.

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