Fears of flooding across the Thai capital grew on Wednesday after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warned parts of Bangkok could face inundation for up to a month, with authorities calling a special five-day holiday to allow people to leave.

A Thai woman carries her daughter on shoulders while wading through flood water in Bang-phlat district of Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 25, 2011. [Xinhua]

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