THAILAND FLOODSThai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ( C ) Kasattrathirat temple in Ayutthaya world heritage city , where the flood waters have receded , north of Bangkok , Thailand , 04 December 2011 . Thailand ' s worst flooding in more than half a century death toll rose to 667 with more than five million people affected by the disaster , billions of dollars in damages caused to industrial manufacturing plants , much of it foreign - owned and tourist sites shaving at least one per cent off the country ' s economic growth . EPA / NARONG SANGNAK < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >