Article 6R96S Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai

Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai

by
Rebecca Ratcliffe, south-east Asia correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6R96S)

Northern Thailand has been hit by severe floods over recent weeks, with Typhoon Yagi worsening the seasonal monsoon rains

Two elephants have drowned, while power was cut and hotels were forced to evacuate guests after the Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was hit by its worst flooding in decades over the weekend.

Across Thailand, 20 provinces are flooded, including nine in the northern region, where 8,625 households are affected according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

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