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Revellers take part in celebrations marking Thingyan, a water festival which brings in the country's new year, in Yangon on April 13, 2017. The four southeast Asian nations of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos started the Buddhist new year, known as Thingyan in Myanmar and Songkran in Thailand, on April 13. (Photo by Ye Aung Thu/AFP Photo)

Revellers take part in celebrations marking Thingyan, a water festival which brings in the country's new year, in Yangon on April 13, 2017. The four southeast Asian nations of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos started the Buddhist new year, known as Thingyan in Myanmar and Songkran in Thailand, on April 13. (Photo by Ye Aung Thu/AFP Photo)



Revelers are sprayed with water as they ride in the back of a truck during the second day of the traditional water festival, which is also known as the Burmese New Year Festival of Thingyan, April.14, 2017, in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)

Revelers are sprayed with water as they ride in the back of a truck during the second day of the traditional water festival, which is also known as the Burmese New Year Festival of Thingyan, April.14, 2017, in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)



A girl aims a water pistol at the camera during Songkran, Thailand' s traditional New Year festival, on Silom road in Bangkok on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)

A girl aims a water pistol at the camera during Songkran, Thailand' s traditional New Year festival, on Silom road in Bangkok on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)



Revellers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Revellers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Children play with water during Myanmar's New Year Water Festival outside Mandalay, Myanmar April 13, 2017. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

Children play with water during Myanmar's New Year Water Festival outside Mandalay, Myanmar April 13, 2017. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)



Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)



Revellers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Revellers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Local residents and tourists take part in waterfights during the Songkran water festival on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)

Local residents and tourists take part in waterfights during the Songkran water festival on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)



Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)



Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



A reveller reacts at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

A reveller reacts at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Revellers dance during a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Revellers dance during a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)



Revellers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Revellers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Revellers react during a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Revellers react during a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival to celebrate Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand April 14, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival to celebrate Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand April 14, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)



Local residents and tourists take part in water fights during the Songkran water festival on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)

Local residents and tourists take part in water fights during the Songkran water festival on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)



A reveller reacts at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

A reveller reacts at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



An elephant sprays tourists with water in celebration of the Songkran Water Festival in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)

An elephant sprays tourists with water in celebration of the Songkran Water Festival in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok, Thailand on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)



Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Revellers take part in a water fight at Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)



Myanmar people enjoy Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 April 2017. The annual water festival is celebrated with large groups of people congregating to celebrate by splashing water and throwing powder at each others faces as a symbolic sign of cleansing and washing away the sins from the old year to mark the traditional New Year in countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. This year Myanmar Thingyan water festival falls on 13 April and ends on 16 April. (Photo by Lynn Bo Bo/EPA)

Myanmar people enjoy Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 April 2017. The annual water festival is celebrated with large groups of people congregating to celebrate by splashing water and throwing powder at each others faces as a symbolic sign of cleansing and washing away the sins from the old year to mark the traditional New Year in countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. This year Myanmar Thingyan water festival falls on 13 April and ends on 16 April. (Photo by Lynn Bo Bo/EPA)



Revelers dance amid foam during a foam party held as part of the annual Songkran celebration in Bangkok, Thailand, 14 April 2017. The Songkran festival, the Thai traditional New Year, is held annually on 13 April. Songkran is also known as the water festival, and is celebrated with splashing water and putting powder on each others faces as a symbolic sign of cleansing and washing away the sins from the old year. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)

Revelers dance amid foam during a foam party held as part of the annual Songkran celebration in Bangkok, Thailand, 14 April 2017. The Songkran festival, the Thai traditional New Year, is held annually on 13 April. Songkran is also known as the water festival, and is celebrated with splashing water and putting powder on each others faces as a symbolic sign of cleansing and washing away the sins from the old year. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)



A boy rubs powder on the face of a soldier during Songkran, or Thai New Year, celebrations in the restive southern Thai province of Narathiwat on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)

A boy rubs powder on the face of a soldier during Songkran, or Thai New Year, celebrations in the restive southern Thai province of Narathiwat on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)



Thai policemen stand and watch as a woman is sprayed with water during Songkran, Thailand's traditional New Year festival, on Silom road in Bangkok on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)

Thai policemen stand and watch as a woman is sprayed with water during Songkran, Thailand's traditional New Year festival, on Silom road in Bangkok on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)



A woman reacts to being soaked in water during Songkran, or the Thai New Year, celebrations on Khaosan Road in Bangkok on April 14, 2017. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)

A woman reacts to being soaked in water during Songkran, or the Thai New Year, celebrations on Khaosan Road in Bangkok on April 14, 2017. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)



A Thai and foreign revelers battle with water guns during the annual Songkran celebration at Khaosan Road, a tourist spot in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 April 2017. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)

A Thai and foreign revelers battle with water guns during the annual Songkran celebration at Khaosan Road, a tourist spot in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 April 2017. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)



People take part in the water festival during celebrations marking the beginning of the Buddhist New Year, or “Thingyan” as it is known locally, in Yangon on April 14, 2017. The four southeast Asian nations of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos started the Buddhist new year, known as Thingyan in Myanmar and Songkran in Thailand, on April 13. (Photo by Ye Aung/AFP Photo)

People take part in the water festival during celebrations marking the beginning of the Buddhist New Year, or “Thingyan” as it is known locally, in Yangon on April 14, 2017. The four southeast Asian nations of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos started the Buddhist new year, known as Thingyan in Myanmar and Songkran in Thailand, on April 13. (Photo by Ye Aung/AFP Photo)



Children are ferried on the back of a tricycle after being soaked with water during celebrations marking the beginning of the Buddhist New Year, or “Thingyan” as it is known locally, in Yangon on April 14, 2017. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

Children are ferried on the back of a tricycle after being soaked with water during celebrations marking the beginning of the Buddhist New Year, or “Thingyan” as it is known locally, in Yangon on April 14, 2017. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)
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