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jennifer delgado is at the cnn international weather center.ll the rain let up and the floodwaters eventually lee seed. >> the heavy monsoonal rainfall has been letting up. in the month of october we see the transition to the drier periods for november, december, as well as into january. the problem is, as andrew was saying and this gentleman was just saying, we're talking about flooding that will be happening for several weeks and river levels will be cresting at different times. the one that we're concerned about, the chao phraya river, in bangkok, we're talking about 15 million people along just in metro bangkok. all along the chao phraya river, this is making things worse. as we continue to see that through the weeks ahead, we're talking potentially thousands, if not millions of homes, potentially could be damaged by this and as i said to you, the rainfall is tapering off in the monsoon but we're still dealing with some afternoon showers out there. we'll get to that in just a moment. the setup right now, we have this big ridge of high press

>> jennifer delgado, thank you very much.e'll watch out for that one as well. >> a lot out there. >> indeed. definitely. a lot of suffering, i fear ahead in southeast asia and mexico. many thanks to you. andrew? >>> charles, they're tough times on and off the court. america's top basketball lead is warming the bench in a labor and money dispute between team owners and players. coming up, why the cancellation of the season's first two weeks is having a financial ripple effect on many businesses. and paper trading. free practice trading that helps me hone my technique. complex options. and free tutorials. online or in person. can a trading site really make a difference? if it can't, why are you trading there? number one in online equity trades: td ameritrade. trade commission-free for 30 days, plus get up to $500 when you open an account. >>> quick look now at the currency markets, that's the snapshot at the moment. the euro 1.36. everything else looking stable. welcome back. you're watching "world business today." you're live

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