The Chiang Mai city government said the water level of the Ping River, which runs along the eastern edge of the city, was at critically high levels and was rising since Friday.

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.

Flash floods in the north led to the evacuation of 100 elephants to higher ground, though some were swept away and others left stranded on a patch of land reachable only by boat.

Flash floods in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a popular destination for tourists, forced authorities to put the city on high alert as the it experienced significant flooding on September 5 due to the overflow of the Ping River following heavy seasonal rains.

Authorities and conservationists rescue elephants, pigs, and buffaloes from flash flooding in Thailand's Chiang Mai province.

Thailand has been struggling with the onslaught of excessively heavy rains and floods in several northern provinces, which has caused huge economic losses.

The world-famous temple city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand was once again under water on Friday after heavy monsoon rains battered the region. According to local authorities, the Ping River, which flows through the city of 115,

Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding Saturday as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall.