Fire fighting helicopter tackles Thailand blazes

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 27, 2025 5:33 pm

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — A bright orange helicopter races over the jungle to dump water on a raging wildfire that is adding to the air pollution choking Thailand's northern tourist hub of Chiang Mai.

Chutaphorn Phuangchingngam, the only female captain in Thailand's national disaster prevention team, draws on two decades of flying to steer the Russian-made chopper through the thick smoke.

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