Cars parked on higher ground are inundated with floodwater in Hat Yai town, Songkhla province, southern Thailand Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday called flooding in the south that has displaced thousands of people "one of the worst natural calamities" to hit the country. Bangkok's only aircraft carrier, which rarely leaves its berth, was deployed to help out.
An aerial view shows floodwaters in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province south of Bangkok November 3, 2010. Transport and communications were severed and tourists stranded on Wednesday after southern Thailand's worst floods in a decade forced flight cancellations and left a bustling city in deep water.
This aerial view shows the flooded southern Thai city of Hat Yai on November 3, 2010. Thai troops on November 3 scrambled to reach thousands of people stranded after flash floods swept through a major southern city, as the government expressed optimism it could reach all those trapped.
A resident looks for salvageable materials after flooding in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, south of Bangkok November 4, 2010. Transport and communications were severed and tourists stranded on Wednesday after southern Thailand's worst floods in a decade forced flight cancellations and left a bustling city in deep water.
Thais ride motorcycles near a car destroyed by floods in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand on Thursday Nov 4, 2010. Floodwaters that swamped vast areas of southern Thailand and inundated its largest city have killed 12 people, officials said Thursday, bringing the flooding death toll from across the country to more than 120.