Two months of flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand

While parts of Bangkok are starting to dry out, outlying areas such as the Ayutthaya province in Thailand are still very much underwater. The deluge has killed more than 500 people and affected about 2 million since late July, with tens of thousands relocated or sheltering in evacuation centres after their homes and businesses were engulfed by water. A wonderful set of photos from Reuters photographer Damir Sagolj, taken November 19, 2011:

An elderly man sits outside his home.

A man uses plastic canisters to float as he searches for lotus plants to use for food.

Rice is left to dry as girls play outside their home.

A woman and her dog stand between boats after getting supplies from a local market.

A girl swims outside her home.

Editor's Choice - Pictures of the Day - November 20, 2011

Top photo: Egyptian protesters gather at Cairo's Tahrir Square during clashes with security forces on November 20, 2011. Deadly clashes broke out in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the second day running, kicking off a violent countdown to the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's downfall. (AFP/Getty Images/Mahmud Khaled)

Bottom photo: Egyptian riot policemen take position during clashes with protesters at Tahrir Square on November 20, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images/Mohammed Hossam)

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AFP PHOTO / MICHAL CIZEK

Flamingos wait in their enclosure at the Troja Zoo in Prague on November 14, 2011.

Editor's Choice - Pictures of the Day - November 19, 2011

Indian children ride on a manual ferris wheel at a local fair in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. In a city affected by frequent power cuts and blackouts, the ferris wheel requires no electricity or generator and is run solely by the physical power of the workers. Above, a carnival worker demonstrates how the ride operates, hanging from the bars of the manual ferris wheel to propel it around. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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AP Photo/Martin Meissner

New born orang-utan  Awang seeks shelter in the arms of  his mother Farida at the tropical world at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. The name Awang is Malay and means "first son".  

Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - November 18, 2011

People pray during a rally at Foley Square in New York November 18, 2011. Demonstrators are protesting against the reportedly heavy-handedness of New York Police Department (NYPD) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Muslim communities and neighbourhoods in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to media reports. The protesters were joined by people affiliated with Occupy Wall Street. (REUTERS/Andrew Burton)

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Thirteen month old elephant Rania stretches her trunk out to touch the nose of her mahut during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. The cattle fair, held in the Indian state of Bihar, has its origins during ancient times, when people traded elephants and horses across the auspicious river Ganges. The mela used to attract traders from places as distant as Central Asia. It is one of Asia's largest cattle fairs and lasts for a fortnight.

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - November 17, 2011

AP Photo/Matt Dunham

People break a world record as they take part in the world's largest and longest 3D anamorphic street painting, which is 60.46 meters (198.36 feet) long with a surface area of 892 meters square (9601 square feet), by British artist Joe Hill in the Canary Wharf district of London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Thursday marks Guinness World Records Day in which the organization estimates some 20,000 people will attempt to break a wide range of records to showcase their country. 

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REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

An abandoned dog sits on a concrete pipe at a flooded area in Bangkok November 16, 2011.

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - November 16, 2011

REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A parachutist prepares to land at a rally in Tripoli November 16, 2011.