Flash Flood Sweeps Away 1 Tourist at Mae Sa Waterfall, Sending Victim to Hospital
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Updated · Khaosodenglish · Aug 16
Flash Flood Sweeps Away 1 Tourist at Mae Sa Waterfall, Sending Victim to Hospital
3 articles · Updated · Khaosodenglish · Aug 16
Summary
One tourist was swept away by a sudden flash flood at Mae Sa Waterfall in Chiang Mai around 15:00 on Aug. 15 and was later hospitalized with pain and dizziness.
Park officials blew warning whistles and rushed in with other tourists to pull people from the current after several visitors were caught while swimming.
A video posted on Facebook by witness Arttie Martin showed how quickly the water surged, with the witness saying it was a split second between life and death.
Doi Suthep-Pui National Park later checked for any missing visitors, then sealed off the waterfall area with red flags and ropes and banned entry into the water.
Despite a ranger's last-second whistle saving lives at Mae Sa Waterfall, are manual warnings truly enough against deadly mountain flash floods?
With severe weather threatening northern Thailand through August 21, how can travelers survive sudden downstream surges at popular rainy-season attractions?