The blazes, fanned by rising temperatures and strong winds, have killed five people, destroyed homes, farms and factories and scorched swathes of forest land since July 17.

Duangpetch Promthep was captain of the 'Wild Boars' team whose seemingly impossible extraction by international divers and Thai navy SEALs captured huge global attention.

A volunteer with Thai rescue group said the blaze started on the first floor but spread quickly along the carpets, leaping up through the multi-storey building.

More than 200 flood rescue operations were conducted in the state over the past 24 hours, while 24 emergency warnings remained.

Nearly 250 people were being treated for injuries from the disaster, with dozens critically wounded, according to local media.

The miners became confined underground at the Pinabete mine in the border state of Coahuila on Aug 3 when their excavation work led a tunnel wall to collapse and unleashed flooding.

The miners became trapped at a mine in the border state of Coahuila on Aug 3 when their excavation work caused a tunnel wall to collapse, triggering flooding in parts of the underground mine.

Poor communications and a lack of proper roads are hampering relief efforts in a country already grappling with a humanitarian crisis which has deteriorated since the Taliban took over last August.

Rahul Sahu fell down the 80-feet waterhole while playing in the backyard of his house in the central state of Chhattisgarh.

Mayur Shelke sprinted more than 30m along the track, grabbed the boy, threw him back onto the platform and climbed up himself, barely two seconds before a train thundered through.