Thai Army helicopters collect water to battle grass fires in Narathiwat, southern Thailand on Wednesday afternoon (May 27).<br /><br />Footage shows aircraft gathering water from a nearby lake and dumping it on the 10-day-old fire that has been engulfing the area.<br /><br />The fire department in the area has received equipment from the disaster prevention and mitigation centre but it was not able to handle the wildfire.<br /><br />Provincial governor Ekkarat Lisen said the problem is that the fire broke out in an area that is far from water source.<br /><br />He said: "We are working around the clock to find a way to deal with the fire before it spreads even further.<br /><br />"The latest plan is to dig a canal from the nearest water source while the army helps in pouring down the water using helicopters."<br /><br />The fire broke out in a local cooperative estate on May 18 and has already burned more than 810 acres of land.
