Thai volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims


Powered paraglider delivers supplies to residents affected by flood in Sukhothai province, Thailand September 26, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media on September 28, 2021. The Charity Of Phitsanulok Association/via REUTERS

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A paramotoring enthusiast in northern Thailand has taken to the skies to help deliver urgently need supplies to people cut off by floods.

Thrill-seeker Vichai Tiyasan, 38, has been motoring over waterlogged lands to drop off dry food and essential items in Sukhothai, one of 30 provinces impacted by floods in the past week.

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