Over 100 elephants evacuated from sanctuary as flooding in northern Thailand worsens

About 100 elephants escape flash floods at sanctuary in Thailand

Dramatic video and images from the Elephant Nature Park showed dozens of elephants wading through belly-deep water to find safety on higher ground.

Thailand: Cats and elephants threatened by monsoon flood

Thai authorities have started evacuating the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, which is home to thousands of rescued animals, due to severe flooding.

Incessant rain has left elephants trapped around Chiang Mai's world-famous temples.

Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants

BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding in northern Thailand forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground on Friday, with members of the animal world under similar threat. Evacuations were underway at the Elephant Nature Park, which houses around 3,000 rescued animals, including 125 elephants, 800 dogs, […]

Major floods in the tourist city of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand threaten elephants and other animals.

Elephants escape flash floods in Thailand

BANGKOK — A well-known elephant sanctuary in Thailand appealed for help on Friday after torrential flash floods forced the evacuation of about 100 elephants. Videos and pictures released by Elephant Nature Park near the northern city of Chiang Mai show elephants wading through belly-deep floodwaters, the tips of their noses poking like periscopes out of the murky deluge. Some were accompanied by staff members, the water lapping up as high as the…