Evacuations are under way to help people stranded at numerous locations in Muang and Saraphi districts of this northern Thai province, which were heavily hit by the overflowing Ping River from late Saturday night.

BANGKOK: Chiang Mai, Thailand's northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding on Saturday (Oct 5) as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall.

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

At least three people have been killed after flash floods swamped Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai. The city, a popular tourist destination, was inundated by torrential rain as the Ping River swelled to 5.

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Areas of a key tourist city in northern Thailand, as well as the surrounding provinces, have been flooded by swelling water levels of a major river in addition to a dam exceeding storage capacity.

Several provinces in central Thailand braced for floods Sunday after the Irrigation Department announced it was releasing water from a major dam after weeks of frequent heavy rain.