Watch: Elephants escape floodwaters in Thailand

Video released by The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, shows four elephants wading through flood waters as staff work to evacuate the animals to higher ground.

Park founder Saengduean Chailert, said the elephant that trailed behind the others is blind which is why it moved slowly.

Severe flooding has inundated northern Thailand in recent weeks brought by Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year. The storm has exacerbated the country’s annual monsoon season, affecting thousands of households.

The floods swept through the elephant sanctuary on 3 October, after heavy downpours in upstream areas caused the Mae Taeng River to rapidly rise.

Staff told the BBC on Friday the sanctuary has 126 elephants. Nine of them are stuck on the far side of the park, but all are safe.