Video launched by The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, reveals 4 elephants wading via flood waters as workers work to evacuate the animals to increased floor.
Park founder Saengduean Chailert, mentioned the elephant that trailed behind the others is blind which is why it moved slowly.
Extreme flooding has inundated northern Thailand in latest weeks introduced by Storm Yagi, Asia’s strongest storm this 12 months. The storm has exacerbated the nation’s annual monsoon season, affecting hundreds of households.
The floods swept via the elephant sanctuary on 3 October, after heavy downpours in upstream areas triggered the Mae Taeng River to quickly rise.
Employees instructed the BBC on Friday the sanctuary has 126 elephants. 9 of them are caught on the far aspect of the park, however all are secure.