Floods in Chiang Mai

The government is today warning about the probability of flooding in Chiang Mai in the next day or two. They have suggested evacuation.

You may have read about the small problem we had with floods last month. The Ping River burst its banks and washed much of the city clean to a depth of a meter or more. My beast was one of the few vehicles able to navigate the flooded streets, so we spent a day ferrying people from flooded houses and hotels to dry land and back.

The Beast en route to deep water. (Patrick swam ahead to take this photo.)


The Night Bizarre water market, unfortunately closed during the day.

Central Chiang Mai Petrol Station. Fuel price hikes mean very lean business in these times.

We offered this family a tow, but they were scared of our wake.

The beast at the night bizarre. Full of Thais & tourists, I had to stop to carry a six year old girl to safety, first to the car, then to her family on dry land.