Helicopter deployed as firefighters tackle wildfires in northern Thailand

A helicopter was deployed as firefighters tackled wildfires engulfing forests causing debilitating air pollution for residents across northern Thailand.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation dispatched the Ka-32 helicopter, which dumped more than 36,000 litres of water over burning woodlands, to aid firefighting efforts as multiple forest fires ripped through Chiang Mai province on March 2.