The water has now reached the outskirts of the inner city, although the authorities are still battling to keep the commercial heart of Bangkok dry. Two more industrial estates are threatened, as well as the relocated flood emergency headquarters. More than 500 people have lost their lives as a result of the floods. Humanitarian organisations are now concerned about communities living among the increasingly dirty water, reports the BBC's Rachel Harvey in Bangkok.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15615876 7 November 2011
After I evaluate the text above, I find it interesting especially the information about the biggest disaster in Thailand, and it comprises all parts of a news story, such as headline, lead, story and picture. Moreover I want to look up the meaning of a difficult word ‘outskirts’. I also retrieve the dictionary entry of this word as shown below.