Tragic Incident: Two Elephants Lost Due to Flash Floods in Thailand
Two elephants drowned due to sudden flash floods in Chiang Mai, the tourist capital of northern Thailand, a shelter official reported on Sunday, as local authorities evacuated tourists from their hotels and shut down stores in the city center.
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A rescue operation on Friday saved over a hundred elephants housed in an animal reserve from the floods that have been affecting the area for weeks.
Thai media reported that around 100 staff members and volunteers managed to move 117 elephants from the “Elephant Nature Park,” near Chiang Mai, to higher ground.
However, on Saturday, two elephants were found dead. The first, named Fahsai, was 16 years old, while the second, 40 years old and blind, was named Ploythong, according to local media.
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“It was my worst nightmare when I saw the two elephants floating in the water,” the center’s director, Sangduen Chailert, told the local press.
She added, “I will not let this happen again, I won’t allow (the animals) to face such floods again,” vowing to move the elephants to higher ground before next year’s monsoon season.
In downtown Chiang Mai, muddy waters reached knee height, flooding the closed central train station, and hotels were evacuated of their tourists.
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Northern Thailand has been suffering from devastating floods for weeks, worsened by the passage of Typhoon “Yagi” in mid-September, as well as the heavy rains that have battered the region during this season.
In Chiang Mai, the tourist capital of the northern region, the level of the Ping River reached a “critical” point due to the heavy rains, according to local authorities. Water levels peaked on Saturday but slightly receded on Sunday.
Local authorities also indicated that 20 provinces are currently flooded.
