RECAP – Major Flooding Hits Chiang Mai, Thailand

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, and evacuation efforts were underway for more than 100 elephants and other animals at the Elephant Nature Park.

Thailand: Major Flooding Hits Chiang Mai Forcing Residents And Animals To Evacuate 3

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, and evacuation efforts were underway for more than 100 elephants and other animals at the Elephant Nature Park.

Ex-Thai PMs Yingluck, Thaksin still popular in hometown

Ex-Thai PMs Yingluck, Thaksin still popular in hometown

An enlarged photo of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra decorates a wall at a restaurant in his hometown of San Kamphaeng in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand, as seen on Aug. 26, 2017. Thaksin, who lives in exile, and his younger sister Yingluck, also a former prime minister, remain immensely popular in the district despite both having been ousted from office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-Thai PMs Yingluck, Thaksin still popular in hometown

Ex-Thai PMs Yingluck, Thaksin still popular in hometown

A calendar (top L) featuring former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her elder brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is pictured at a market in their hometown of San Kamphaeng in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand, on Aug. 26, 2017. Yingluck, who failed to show up for a court ruling on Aug. 25 and faces arrest, has fled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, sources in her Pheu Thai Party said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo