After the Floods

Hurricane Sandy was devastating by any measure, but beleaguered New Yorkers can take comfort: It could have been worse.

OCTOBER 30, 2012

A Thai street food vendor pushes his cart through a flooded street in Bangkok on Sept. 25. Heavy rains hit the Thai capital for weeks on end, raising fears of a repeat of last year's crippling floods, which killed more than 800 people.

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