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.

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,

Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, killing two elephants and forcing the evacuation of about 100 more alongside dozens of tourists, amid urgent pleas for help.

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 centre.

Flash floods swept through a renowned elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, killing two elephants and forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 other elephants, along with dozens of tourists.