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Two elephants have died after a sanctuary was flooded in the northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai. Fah Sai and Ploy Thong were swept away by floodwaters as rescuers worked to evacuate the animals from the shelter. Their bodies were later found roughly five kilometres downstream, amidst a pile of debris. Sangduean Chailert, the founder of the Save Elephant Foundation and a Time Magazine Hero of Asia, described 16-year-old Fah Sai as playful, and a strong swimmer. Meanwhile, she explained that Ploy Thong was 40-years-old and blind, which made it difficult for her to navigate the waters. “Normall…

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