Buddhist monk Phra Suwat Wannatharo, an abbot of Nong Ma temple in Non Soong district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand shows a dried pond near his temple Saturday, March 19, 2005. The pond used to served 1,500 people at this village dried up several months ago. According to official figures, this year's drought has damaged 2 million hectares (5.2 million acres) of farmland, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in economic losses. More than 9 million people in 66 of Thailand's 76 provinces have been directly affected by the water shortage. Damage mounts by the day. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
