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Chiang Rai: Alternatives being checked out for the evacuation of the 13 member team

Published

1 year ago

July 3, 2018

Chiang Rai: Alternatives being checked out for the evacuation of the 13 member team | The Thaiger

Finding the 13 footballers 300 metres away from the ‘Pattaya Beach’ inside the caves is just the first step in the recovery operation. But the prospect of getting 13 weak individuals out through the inundated and tricky cave systems, a lot of it still underwater, is proving an enormous challenge for rescuers.

So, rescue teams are continuing to search for alternative exits for the 12 footballers and their assistant coach. The only existing escape route through the cave is still flooded, a senior Navy officer said this morning (Tuesday).

Rear Adm Arpakorn Yukongkaew, commander of the Navy SEAL Command, said the cave’s main exit has several narrow areas that remained flooded and are impassable for anyone not trained in diving.

He said rescuers have given the footballers high-calorie gels to restore their strength and may attempt to teach them to dive. Divers are expected to lead a doctor to the area to give the team members a physical examination later today.

Chiang Rai: Alternatives being checked out for the evacuation of the 13 member team | News by The Thaiger

PHOTO: Rear Adm Arpakorn Yukongkaew, commander of the Navy SEAL Command/The Nation

STORY: The Nation

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Chiang Rai collision kills truck driver, injures several Chinese tourists

Published

18 hours ago

August 23, 2019

May Taylor

Chiang Rai collision kills truck driver, injures several Chinese tourists | The Thaiger

A tourist bus with 19 Chinese tourists on board was heading to the White Temple of Chiang Rai yesterday, when it was involved in a head-on collision with a pickup truck. The truck driver was killed instantly, and several bus passengers were rushed to hospital with injuries.

Chiang Rai collision kills truck driver, injures several Chinese tourists | News by The Thaiger

It comes less than a week after 10 Italian tourists were injured, one seriously, in northern Thailand when their bus skidded off the road and overturned.

In this latest incident, the bus was carrying 19 Chinese tourists, including 3 children. One of the passengers sustained a fractured shoulder, while others were fortunate to escape with minor injuries. The passengers are currently being assisted by the Chinese Consulate General.

Thailand already has a notorious reputation for road traffic accidents and this latest collision is certainly not going to help that. The police are investigating to determine the cause.

SOURCE: Chiang Rai Times

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Department warns of possible floods and landslides for 12 provinces

Published

6 days ago

August 18, 2019

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Officials and emergency responders in 12 provinces have been instructed to be prepared, and put equipment on standby, to cope with possible floods and landslides until August 20 (Tuesday).

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation director-general Chayaphol Thitisak says the alert was issued because of heavy downpours in the North, the Central and southeastern coastal areas.

Officials were told to monitor weather conditions, as well as rainfall and river levels around the clock while also preparing fast-moving teams and equipment to be stationed at disaster-prone areas, ready to aid residents. The locals have also been urged to follow weather reports closely, according to The Nation.

The 12 affected provinces include…

Mae Hong Son (Muang, Pang Mapha, Khun Yuam, Mae Sariang, Mae La Noi, Pai, Sop Moei districts), Chiang Rai (Mae Chan, Mae Suay , Mae Lao and Wiang Pa Pao districts), Phayao (Chiang Muan, Chiang Kham and Pong districts), Phrae (Song, Long, Wang Chin and Rong Kwang districts), Nan (Muang, Bo Klua, Chalerm Phrakiat, Wiang Sa, Chiang Klang, Tha Wang Pha, Na Noi, Na Mun, Pua, Thung Chang, Santisuk, Mae Jarim and Ban Luang districts), Uttaradit (Ban Khok, Tha Pla and Nam Pad districts), Tak (Tha Song Yang, Mae Ramat, Mae Sot and Pop Phra districts), Nakhon Nayok (Muang district), Trat (Bo Rai and Khlong Yai districts), Ranong (Muang, Kra Buri, La-un, and Kapoe dsitricts), Phang Nga (Muang, Kapong, Takua Pa and Tai Muang districts), and Trang (Na Yong district).

The department’s hotline is 1784 and monitored 24/7.

FORECASTS: weather.com

Meanwhile the forecast from weather.com for Phang Nga is for mostly dry conditions during the warning period.

Department warns of possible floods and landslides for 12 provinces | News by The Thaiger

…whilst Chiang Rai’s forecast includes a greater chance of rain.

Department warns of possible floods and landslides for 12 provinces | News by The Thaiger

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Korean auntie arrested in Chiang Rai and deported over company theft

Published

1 week ago

August 16, 2019

Tanutam Thawan

Korean auntie arrested in Chiang Rai and deported over company theft | The Thaiger

PHOTO: INN News

The Thai Immigration Policein Chiang Rai have reported the arrest of a Korean woman, Kyoungnam known as ‘Park’. She was prosecuted by the South Korean authorities on fraud charges and had an arrest warrant issued in her name by a court in South Korea.

So Miss Park attempted to hide in Thailand and evade her arrest warrant in South Korea. But the South Korean authorities contacted Thai Police with information about Park, including a description of the Korean ‘auntie’ (an asian term of endearment for an older woman). The search for Park was picked up by the Chiang Rai Province Immigration Police who tracked her down and arrested her in the area.

Park had been working in a company in South Korea for a number of years. During her time working there she had cheated the company by covertly stealing more than 440 million Korean won, about 10 million Thai baht.

She is being deported back to South Korea.

SOURCE: INN News

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