Water is pumped out of a factory in Thailand's Ayutthaya Province, while technicians begin fixing communication lines.
As floodwaters continue to recede, a massive clean-up operation begins.
The AV Plastic Company was one of many factories forced to close by Thailand's worst flooding in 50 years.
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) GENERAL MANAGER OF AV PLASTIC PLANT, NITTAYA RUNGSRIWONG, SAYING,
"We didn't expect the damage to be as severe as this. We thought the floods would be at a level that we could pump out, but we were hit by full scale flooding. We were only prepared for the water level to be between 1 and 1.5 metres."
The government has announced rescue plans for the industrial estates hit hardest by the flooding--concentrating on reducing the water levels enough to allow for repairs.
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) GENERAL MANAGER OF AV PLASTIC PLANT, NITTAYA RUNGSRIWONG SAYING,
"We are trying to save our motor machines first. And we are trying to go back to production in December. Then hopefully we will back to normal full-scale production in January."
Analysts say it's too soon to gauge the full impact of the floods, since waters have only just started to recede after more than three months.
But insurers are bracing themselves for claims in excess of 10 billion dollars.
Nick Rowlands, Reuters.