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One woman dead, one man seriously injured in Koh Chang landslide
TRAT, Oct 11 – A woman on Monday was killed while a man was severely injured after incessant rain-triggered a landslide and forest run-off destroyed four bungalows on Koh Chang Island of Trat province.
A continuous downpour triggering forest run-off and a landslide killed the woman, aged around 25, and injured the man who were staying at damaged the Rock Sand Beach Resort near Ban Haad Sai Khao village in Koh Chang district.
As of press time, both victims remain under the debris of the resort because rescuers were unable to retrieve the body of the dead woman and the injured man, but still tried to remove the debris.
Meanwhile, Koh Chang district chief Sakprasert Chareonprasit said that the incident resulted from uending heavy rain Sunday night which triggered the landslide and forest runoff to strike the resort. Mud and big trees were dragged down and hit the four bungalows.
The landslide took place between 2 and 5am Monday as both victims slept in the bungalow and also blocked the Ban Klong Son-Ban Haad Sai Khao Road.
However, the authorities have already used a backhoe to remove clay and opened the way for vehicular traffic.
In the neighbouring eastern province of Rayong, a reservoir of a local golf course in Wang Chan district burst Sunday night releasing an estimated 100,000 cubic metres of water to flood about 1,000 houses and a temple in the surrounding area.
Early Monday morning, the torrents also swept away a 44-year-old Buddhist nun who is still missing, while Teerapong Rodpai, 44-year-old resident, was killed in a road accident as he lost control of his vehicle and drove into a flooded roadside area.
The water level in Wang Chan district receded during the day Monday and returned to normal.
Responding to the inundation, Rayong governor Tawatchai Terdpaothai instructed officials and the Wang Chan local administration office to inspect flood damage and to set up a relief centre to aid affected residents and a team to monitor the flooding situation.
In addition, a special committee chaired by the Rayong permanent secretary is being set up to investigate the cause of the reservoir's failure. (MCOT online news)
A continuous downpour triggering forest run-off and a landslide killed the woman, aged around 25, and injured the man who were staying at damaged the Rock Sand Beach Resort near Ban Haad Sai Khao village in Koh Chang district.
As of press time, both victims remain under the debris of the resort because rescuers were unable to retrieve the body of the dead woman and the injured man, but still tried to remove the debris.
Meanwhile, Koh Chang district chief Sakprasert Chareonprasit said that the incident resulted from uending heavy rain Sunday night which triggered the landslide and forest runoff to strike the resort. Mud and big trees were dragged down and hit the four bungalows.
The landslide took place between 2 and 5am Monday as both victims slept in the bungalow and also blocked the Ban Klong Son-Ban Haad Sai Khao Road.
However, the authorities have already used a backhoe to remove clay and opened the way for vehicular traffic.
In the neighbouring eastern province of Rayong, a reservoir of a local golf course in Wang Chan district burst Sunday night releasing an estimated 100,000 cubic metres of water to flood about 1,000 houses and a temple in the surrounding area.
Early Monday morning, the torrents also swept away a 44-year-old Buddhist nun who is still missing, while Teerapong Rodpai, 44-year-old resident, was killed in a road accident as he lost control of his vehicle and drove into a flooded roadside area.
The water level in Wang Chan district receded during the day Monday and returned to normal.
Responding to the inundation, Rayong governor Tawatchai Terdpaothai instructed officials and the Wang Chan local administration office to inspect flood damage and to set up a relief centre to aid affected residents and a team to monitor the flooding situation.
In addition, a special committee chaired by the Rayong permanent secretary is being set up to investigate the cause of the reservoir's failure. (MCOT online news)
