Scenes of Songkran (Water Fights in the Thai Streets)

Thais, Laotians, Cambodians, and Burmese are celebrating new years fo three days.

The streets outside my apartment in Chiang Mai are thronging with kids and adults carrying super soakers and buckets of water. If you step outside, it is advisable to put your phone in a plastic bag. Look at someone wrong, and you’re liable to get drenched in cold water! But you’ll be happy to be wet; it was 37°C (98°F) at 1 pm today.