On September 27, 2026, floodwaters were rising around Wat Pho Thong in Prachin Buri Province, eastern Thailand. Among the things that suddenly needed evacuating was something no disaster response plan could make look ordinary: a 27-year-old crocodile more than four metres long and weighing over 400 kilograms.
The crocodile, named Nuea Thong, was still inside its enclosure when water around it reached roughly 1.3 metres. With floodwater continuing to rise, officials feared the animal could leave the enclosure and eventually reach the nearby Prachin Buri River. The important part of this story is that the crocodile never escaped. The evacuation happened before it could.