By bno – Bangkok Office As the rainy season approaches, local residents in Chiang Mai and surrounding villages are expressing growing concern over the city’s vulnerability to flooding. “All the vendors and shops are closed; the roads are completely deserted,” a local resident told BNO, highlighting the eerie quiet that has settled over the nation’s second largest city and a popular tourist destination for visitors to the north of Thailand. Eyewitness reports indicate that the current water level is already at ankle level, raising alarms among residents and officials alike. Flooding in Chiang M…