Six years ago, a village home to the Khmu hill tribe was devastated by heavy flooding and mudflow in tambon Muaeng Kai of Chiang Mai's Mae Taeng district.
In Kai Noi village, ten residents were killed and 15 houses were swept away. The villagers relocated to a National Reserve area under the Mon Ngor Royal Project Development Centre, which repopulated 60 households with 144 members.
As part of the resettlement process, farming systems were set up with new crops. Still, villagers faced a precarious period of income shortage while as they awaited harvest.
