Officials in Mae Sariang rescued a trekking group stranded near Doi Lak Saen after heavy rain triggered flash floods in the Huai Pu River, cutting off their route through the forest.

Emergency workers are searching for stranded motorists and clearing roads inside California's Death Valley National Park after flash flooding triggered by a near-record downpour over one of the hottest, driest spots on Earth has stranded nearly 1,000 people inside the park.