Thai Floods & Tusk Force

Several elephants had to wade through water that has flooded the streets caused by heavy monsoon rains Buddhist monks collect their belongings at a flooded temple in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. A mahout—or elephant keeper—stands on an elephant in Thailand's flooded Ayutthaya Province Villagers paddle past an inundated leaning Buddha statue in Ayutthaya Province A Thai mahout rides his elephant in a flooded area of Thailand's Ayutthaya province A handicapped woman sits in a tub waiting to be transported to a hospital as flooding causes havoc October 10, 2011, in Ayutthaya, Thailand. This general view shows part of an ancient temple -- one of a number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ayutthaya province -- inundated with floodwaters The elephants are from a nearby elephant camp. Around 200 factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya because of flooding, which is posing a threat to Bangkok as well. Hundreds of people have died in flood-related incidents Thai mahouts ride their elephants through the flooded streets in Ayutthaya, Thailand.