Other districts in Chiang Mai put preventive measures in place, such as piling up 10,000 sandbags alongside a brimming river in Mae Chaem and warning residents to move belongings to higher ground. 
	The moves follow warnings by weather officials that much of the North, Northeast and Central region will be hit by heavy rains over the coming week.

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Floods hit areas throughout the North as big storm approaches

OFFICIALS in Chiang Mai Monday closed popular waterfalls in Mae Sa and Tad Mok in Mae Rim district as a precaution against flash flooding after heavy downpours since Sunday night.

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