Three ministers of agriculture monitor the water situation, concerned about the area downstream of the Chao Phraya Dam which must receive more water as the Royal Irrigation Department has to adjust the water discharge through the Chao Phraya Dam at a rate of 2,500 cubic meters per second. Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat, Minister of Agriculture and […]
Day: October 5, 2024
Mobilize to deliver “Royal Animal Feed” to help Mae Taeng elephants
The Minister of Agriculture has ordered the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development to urgently deliver “Royally bestowed animal feed grass” to help elephants at the Elephant Care Center in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province, who have been affected by flooding and had to evacuate their animals to escape the water. The Director-General […]
Soldiers rush to help evacuate villagers from floods
The Royal Thai Army rushed to help flood victims in Chiang Mai Province throughout the past night after water levels continued to rise. They also set up a field kitchen to prepare food and distribute it to the public. Throughout the past night, the Royal Thai Army rushed to help flood victims in Chiang Mai […]
Chiang Mai is drowning and expanding
Flooding in Chiang Mai is critical. Water levels in the Ping River that runs through the city are still rising. Flooding is spreading widely. Villagers have to rush to move their belongings and pets out as much as they can. The water situation at Waroros Market connecting to Chang Moi Road, including the flower market […]
Three missing elephants found on a mountain in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province
A helicopter from Wing 41 of the Royal Thai Air Force flew to inspect and found signs of three elephants that were lost after flooding at an elephant camp in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province, on a mountain 1 kilometer from the elephant camp. This morning (5 Oct. 2014) at 6:30 a.m., a helicopter […]
Two elephants fall, believed to have been swept away by floodwaters and stuck in a water tunnel
Confirmed that two elephants have died. Ploythong, over 40 years old, blind in both eyes, and Fa Sai, 16 years old, belong to the Elephant Conservation and Environment Foundation. It is believed that they were swept away by the current and stuck in the water tunnel. Officials are preparing to bury them today. Ms. Saengduean […]
Chiang Mai flooded after the Ping River overflowed, causing the worst flooding in decades.
Flooding in Chiang Mai is still critical after the Ping River flowing through Chiang Mai city rose to record high levels, overflowing into commercial communities, causing the worst flooding in Chiang Mai in decades. The flooding in Chiang Mai this time is really serious. Waroros Market or Luang Market, an old market of Chiang Mai, […]