The flooding that washed through Chiang Mai, leaving a trail of devastation in recent weeks was so damaging that we struggled to keep up with the news, so we only posted on social media. Here is our accounting of the 2004 floods, should anyone wish to find out more. Cleaning up efforts are still ongoing.
3 October 2024
Flood warning: Ping River to reach 4.95 metres by Nawarat Bridge
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Mae Rim village flooded for third time this month
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Beleaguered residents busy putting up sandbags
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Villagers in Pa Daed Sub District busy safeguarding properties and business
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Elephants in a camp in Mae Taeng
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A Chinese man floated merrily down the Ping River
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4 October 2024
Mayor Assanee Buranupakorn at Mengrai Bridge
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Night Bazaar area flooded for the second time in a week
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100 elephants at Mae Taeng Elephant Nature Park
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Governor warns of historic floods
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Vendors at Muang Mai market
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Road up to Samoeng
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The army is helping to evacuate people from 120 households affected by floods in Chiang Dao
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Chang Klan water levels continue to rise
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Mayor Assanee Buranupakorn oversees urgent construction of barriers to stem water flow into the city
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110 elephants have been taken to high ground
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Chiang Mai Railway Station announces temporary closure
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70 are still trapped in flood areas
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5 October 2024
Two elephants confirmed dead at Elephant Nature Park
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Historic flooding spreads out across the city
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Areas around Saraphi’s 3rd Ring Road
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There are currently four elephants still missing
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Mae Taeng village loses a row of eight apartments to flash floods
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Images from Wat Pa Paeng
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There are now huge swathes of the city without power
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6 October 2024
Deliver 45,000 meals per day to around 15,000 stranded residents
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Thasala heavily flooded. Rescue operations in place
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Third Ring Road by Saraphi is flooded
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An incredible sight along the old Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road
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7 October 2024
Water levels receding across Chiang Mai
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It’s been a hard day’s work across Chiang Mai
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Provincial Waterworks Authorities in Pa Tan
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8 October 2024
The water has—mostly—slipped back to their proper channels
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Nasty smells and concerned about rot and disease
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Villagers in Thasala were disturbed to find a coffin left on the road when the flood receded
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Citylife supported a team of volunteers who visited Baan Kang Keud in Mae Taeng District
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Garbage piling up across the city
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Hundreds of tonnes have been dropped off in front of Wat Pa Paeng
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‘Aunt’ Amporn’s body was found by rescue workers
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9 October 2024
Incredible show of force by Wing 41 personnel
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11 October 2024
Areas in Saraphi district are still submerged
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So much damage and waste
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As the mud dries, dust is our new scourge
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12 October 2024
Dust envelops many areas of the city
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Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of garbage
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Car washing services doing a brisk trade
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Flooding at the Equestrian Education Centre in Saraphi has left 37 horses and ponies homeless for two weeks now
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