The waterfalls of Tat Mok and Mae Sa are closed off in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park. The park’s director, Kritsiam Kongsatree, said excess water in the streams feeding the two cascades had rendered them unsafe and all visitors were being advised to stay away.
Doi Inthanon National Park is to the opposite southern side of Chiang Mai and its director says two of its falls have been shut off for the time being. Pornthep Charoensuebsakul said the two waterfalls are the Mae Ya and the Mae Klang.
He noted that the water at the bottom of each of the falls was far too deep for safety. He finished off by saying rangers were monitoring water levels in streams, rivers and waterfalls throughout Doi Inthanon Park to ensure sightseeing spots remained safe.
The Mae Klang River burst its banks early on Wednesday morning and caused extensive flooding in Muang Klang Village. Chiang Mai's water management officers say they have raised a lock on the Ping River to release excess rainwater and this will hopefully stop the city itself from being inundated.
Heavy rainfall prompts Chiang Mai national parks to close waterfalls
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Two national parks in Thailand’s nortern Chiang Mai Province have placed several waterfalls off-limits to visitors. Heavy rainfall in northern Thailand over the past few days has swollen rivers and turned normally picturesque waterfalls into raging torrents.