Mudslide In Thailand's Phuket Kills 13, Including 2 Russians, Official Says
By Reuters
August 26, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
An aerial view shows the area of a landslide in Phuket, Thailand August 23, 2024 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Flying Phuket (Buffalo Airfield)/via REUTERS
A local resident stands next to a tractor clearing an area after thirteen people, including a Russian couple, died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, Thailand, August 25, 2024. REUTERS/Sinthana Kosolpradit
Tourists walk past a tractor used to clear an area after thirteen people, including a Russian couple, died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, Thailand, August 25, 2024. REUTERS/Sinthana Kosolpradit
A tourist stands next to a tractor clearing an area after thirteen people, including a Russian couple, died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, Thailand, August 25, 2024. REUTERS/Sinthana Kosolpradit
Phuket, August 25, 2024. REUTERS/Sinthana Kosolpradit
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the authorities said Sunday, after calling off a search for missing persons.
Heavy rains last week set off the mudslides near the Big Buddha, a popular tourist destination in the south of the country, said Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat.
Besides the Russians, nine of the dead were migrant workers from Myanmar and the other two were Thais, Sophon said. About 20 people were injured and 209 households were affected by the mudslide.
A major cleanup is under way, the governor said, adding that the authorities were getting in touch with relatives and embassies of the victims.
(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat, Chayut Setboonsarng and Napat Wesshasartar; Edited by William Mallard)
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