Ketsana, downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical depression, is heading towards Laos Wednesday after leaving a trail of death and destruction across Southeast Asia.
A man tries to get into his flooded house in Hoi An in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam.
By early Wednesday morning, the death toll from the storm's rage had crossed 293: at least 246 in the Philippines, 38 in Vietnam and nine in Cambodia.
With heavy rains still lashing Vietnam, evacuated residents took advantage of receding waters to return to their homes.
Workers used chainsaws to clear toppled trees from roads so rescue crews could rush relief supplies to the worst-hit areas. Families waded through knee-deep water to salvage precious belongings from flooded houses. read more
