Water is pumped out of a factory in Thailand's Ayutthaya Province, while technicians begin fixing communication lines.<br/> As floodwaters continue to recede, a massive clean-up operation begins.<br/> The AV Plastic Company was one of many factories forced to close by Thailand's worst flooding in 50 years.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) GENERAL MANAGER OF AV PLASTIC PLANT, NITTAYA RUNGSRIWONG, SAYING,<br/> "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."<br/> 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.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) GENERAL MANAGER OF AV PLASTIC PLANT, NITTAYA RUNGSRIWONG SAYING,<br/> "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."<br/> 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.<br/> But insurers are bracing themselves for claims in excess of 10 billion dollars.<br/> Nick Rowlands, Reuters.
