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A Buddhist monk walks in a flooded street to collect morning alms outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj   Thai authorities tried to stem growing anger among flood victims on Tuesday as water swamped new neighborhoods and the government began mapping out a plan costing billions of dollars to prevent a repeat disaster and secure investor confidence. The floods began in July and have devastated large parts of the central Chao Phraya river basin, killing nearly 400 people and disrupting the lives of more than two million.

A Buddhist monk walks in a flooded street to collect morning alms outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

Thai authorities tried to stem growing anger among flood victims on Tuesday as water swamped new neighborhoods and the government began mapping out a plan costing billions of dollars to prevent a repeat disaster and secure investor confidence.

The floods began in July and have devastated large parts of the central Chao Phraya river basin, killing nearly 400 people and disrupting the lives of more than two million.

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