Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, has been inundated by widespread flooding as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall.

Flash floods swept through a renowned elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, killing two elephants and forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 other elephants, along with dozens of tourists.

Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of about 100 elephants and trapping dozens of tourists, amid urgent pleas for help. Dramatic video and images from the Elephant Nature Park near the city of Chiang Mai showed dozens of elephants wading through belly-deep water to find safety on higher ground.

Flooding in northern Thailand has forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground, with members of the animal world under similar threat.

Chang Wat Chiang Mai, Thailand - October 05, 2024 Heavy rainfall swept through northern Thailand on Friday, October 4, causing the second major flood within a week. Residents of Chiang Mai and surrounding areas were forced to evacuate to higher ground,

Flash floods in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a popular destination for tourists, forced authorities to put the city on high alert as the it experienced significant flooding on September 5 due to the overflow of the Ping River following heavy seasonal rains.

Authorities rescued 117 elephants, while at least one had already drowned and 30 more missing The world-famous temple city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand was once again under water on Friday after heavy monsoon rains battered the region.

October 04, 2024 Floods breached sandbag barriers as heavy rain returned to northern Thailand. Torrential rainfall struck the region again and caused the Sai River to burst its banks in Chiang Mai province on October 3.

The country is still dealing with flash floods since Super Typhoon Yagi, which has killed hundreds of people across Southeast Asia Tourists in Chiang Mai have been warned to be alert for floods as waters spill over the banks of the Ping River,

Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding Saturday as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall.