But Thailand, like much of Southeast Asia, has been experiencing an unusually long wet season this year.Several tropical storms have swept across the region, leaving hundreds of people dead and swamping low-lying farmland and factories.
但是，像很多东南亚地区一样，泰国今年正在经历一段时间异常长的雨季。有几次热带风暴已经席卷了这个地区，造成了数百人死亡，并淹没了低洼的田地和工厂。
As hydropower dams filled to capacity, authorities were forced to release more water, adding to the misery downstream.
因为水电大坝已经接近最大容量值，当局被迫放更多的水到苦不堪言的下游地区。
Hundreds of volunteers have massed at Bangkok’s Don Muang airport to help with flood relief efforts for thousands of people forced to evacuate their homes in the central plains.
因为有数千人被迫从中部平原的家乡撤离，成百上千的志愿者聚集在曼谷廊曼国际机场来帮助洪水救援工作。
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