Thailand's government has expressed confidence that the capital Bangkok will escape the worst of the country's current flooding.
Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut said there were "good signs" that water levels on the city's key Chao Phraya river would rise no higher.
Volunteers have spent days filling sandbags and draining canals to try to protect homes and businesses.
Huge swathes of the country have been devastated by months of monsoon rains.
Entire villages have been submerged and more than 280 people have been killed since the flooding began in late July.
North and central provinces have borne the brunt of the floods.