The flooding situation has worsened around Thailand’s world-famous temple city of Chiang Mai (see video above). At least two elephants from one camp drowned in the floods. In many places the water was one meter high.
The water level of the Ping River, which flows through Chiang Mai, has risen to 5.30 meters, the highest level in 50 years, the Bangkok Post reported. The people must now be brought to safety. A female elephant was found dead on Saturday morning and another dead elephant has yet to be identified.
One of the animals was blind and therefore could not keep up with the rest of the herd during the flight, according to another media report. A Royal Air Force helicopter is currently en route to search for missing elephants. There is an expert from the nature park on board. There are also many cows and buffalos missing.
Cats and dogs rescued
According to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, 117 elephants have already been rescued, as well as many smaller animals such as cats and dogs.
In many parts of Southeast Asia it is still the rainy season, in some places it is particularly heavy. Chiang Mai was already flooded in September and other provinces experienced repeated flooding.
The governor of Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, now asked residents on the banks of a river to move to higher ground. More water had to be released from a dam on Sunday.
Source: Krone
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