The sanctuary was inundated by floodwaters reaching nearly five metres high.
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00:00Two elephants have died after a sanctuary flooded in northern Thailand.
00:07Pha Sai and Ploy Tong were swept away by powerful floodwaters as rescuers worked to evacuate
00:13the animals.
00:16Their bodies were later found downstream amidst a pile of debris.
00:22The sanctuary, which is home to more than 100 elephants and thousands of other animals,
00:27has sustained significant damage from the floods and will need rebuilding.