This summer tents suddenly sprang up in front of Hua Lampong Central Station,the entrance to Bangkok, capital of Thailand. Seventeen hours after leaving their village in the Northeast, a family arrives at Hua Lampong before dawn. They have flooded into the capital city seeking jobs.
Stronger beams make darker shadows.
According to the Thai Meteorological Agency, the drought is dreadful, especially in the Northeast. Nong Khai Prefecture, across the Mekong River from Laos, received only 36 millimeters of rain in May, the beginning of the rainy season. That is a mere 16 percent of the average. Hollow-eyed, she doesn't have enough money even for their return tickets. Her husband spends every day looking for jobs to keep them alive.