Thailand's most northerly town was ravaged by a series of disastrous floods beginning last September. Infrastructure was severely damaged, people made homeless and businesses destroyed. Some areas had 4 metres of water.
Three months later, much restoration work still needs to be done. On the banks of the Sai river which borders Tachileik in Myanmar, tons of mud and other debris remain, businesses closed, perhaps forever.
On a hillside track a villager tells me the path is unsafe due to a landslide and a collapsed electricity pole. I have to reverse my car downhill for 100 metres before I can turn around.
The bridge is open,allowing crossbordser trade to resume, but traffic is much reduced and tourism minimal. I saw no sign of mud clearance.
A border police box is being rebuilt and soldiers have been relocated to a higher location.