Elephants and tourists rescued as extreme flooding hits popular Thai city - Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, was hit by widespread flooding over the weekend

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

Flooding in northern Thailand has forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground, with members of the animal world under similar threat.