Hi,

I am flying to Bangkok this Sunday. It's my first stay in Thailand and I am curious about the current conditions. The news report flooding in Northern Thailand and actually that's the first region we are planning to visit. Does anybody have recent news about the accessibility of the area? Specifically, I will go to Chiang-Mai and take a plan to Southern Thailand.

So, I am happy about any more detailed information!!

Thank you very much

I would follow the CM local forum for updates on this. As well as the Southern Thailand Forum. Flooding is currently a problem in many areas around Thailand.

There are currently no floods in the city of CM.

Been travelling recently (ie. past few weeks) to surrounding northernareas (such as Chiang Rai, Mae Sai, Mae Hong Son, Pai, Golden Triangle etc) and did not encounter floods anywhere. I think although its still raiining, the rain here (at least here in CM) had been much lighter than before as we are at the tail end of the rainy season. I think what happens is that the rain water flows down south, and cause floods further south. I hear there are huge floods in Sukhotai, for eg.

However, I did encounter quite a few recent landslides driving along mountain routes, which fortunately has been cleared. So if you are visiting mountains, do keep that in mind!

You can call the Highway Police at 1193 to ask whether specific routes are passeable on the day you plan to travel through. But the hotline people mostly speak Thai

If you're visiting CM city only, then definitely no flood problems here.... just come!

However, I did encounter quite a few recent landslides driving along mountain routes, which fortunately has been cleared. So if you are visiting mountains, do keep that in mind!

Below is pic of workers clearing the mudslide on Highway 1095 between Pai and Mae Hong Son. Got to wait awhile for the bulldozer/truck to move to the side for passing traffic