Two female elephants, named Faa Sai and Ploy Thong, died by drowning at Elephant Nature Park in Thailand’s Chiang Mai, despite efforts to get the stranded animals out amid flooding. The park houses around 3,

In the Thai capital Bangkok, the government said Saturday it will let more water flow out of the Chao Phraya Dam in the central province of Chai Nat over the next seven days, as it risks exceeding it

Two rescued elephants died by drowning at a tourist hotspot in Thailand despite efforts to get the stranded animals out after it was flooded by rapid currents. Faa Sai, a blind female elephant, and Ploy Thong, also a female, were confirmed dead following the “catastrophic flooding”, the Elephant National Park in Chiang Mai said.

Authorities and conservationists are rushing to rescue elephants, pigs and buffaloes from flash flooding in Thailand's northern Chiang Mai province, a senior official said on Friday.

Two elephants drowned during flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai, their sanctuary said Sunday, as local authorities evacuated visitors from their hotels and shops closed in the city center.

BANGKOK: More than 100 elephants in northern Thailand have been moved to higher ground to escape rapidly rising

Flash floods at a Thai elephant sanctuary killed two elephants and prompted the evacuation of around 100 more, with dramatic rescue efforts ongoing amid rising water levels and urgent pleas for help.

Thai relief workers brought in some serious muscle on Sunday to help them reach residents cut off by severe flooding in the north of the country.