Airplanes are seen parked on a flooded tarmac at Don Muang airport in Bangkok October 26, 2011. Don Muang airport had to close on Tuesday due to flooding that was making access to the area difficult. By Wednesday, floodwater had reached the runway, Thai media said.[Photo/Agencies]

Engines of Thai Airways Airbus A300 planes are protected as floods advanced at the Don Muang airport in Bangkok October 25, 2011. Thailand announced a five-day holiday on Tuesday to give people to the chance to escape floods closing in on Bangkok as authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of a housing estate on the outskirts of the city after a protection wall gave way.[Photo/Agencies]