More Bangkok Residents Flee

People in other districts of western Bangkok flee their homes as floodwaters rise.

No End in Sight for Thai Flooding

Residents in Bangkok’s suburbs continue evacuating as flood waters flow through the streets.

Flooding in Colombia

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John Otis reports that Colombians are suffering through the worst rainy season in a century. Floods and landslides have killed 161 people and forced thousands from their homes. Download MP3

Global Political Cartoons: August 21 – 27, 2010

France expels Gypsies or Roma and sends them packing back to Eastern Europe. The slow trickle of aid to Pakistan; exiting Iraq, and US soldiers watch out for Taliban in Afghanistan.

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Raising Bangladesh

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Some of the countries most at risk from climate change are low-lying nations. And chief among them is the South Asian country of Bangladesh. Rising seas threaten to inundate this already disaster-prone land. But Bangladesh is experimenting with new ways to protect itself. One possible solution uses floods to prevent floods. Reporter Daniel Grossman has our story. Download MP3 (Photo: Dan Grossman)

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