Cambodian worker buried alive by Chon Buri landslide saved
A Cambodian worker was miraculously rescued after being buried alive by a landslide while fitting a drainage pipe. The terrifying ordeal unfolded this morning, September 4, in an alley on Soi Wat Boonsamphan, in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province.
Rescuers from the Sawang Boribun Thammasathan Foundation rushed to the scene, where they battled against time and the elements to save the worker, identified only as 28 year old Jin. The dramatic rescue operation took over an hour, with Jin trapped beneath a heavy heap of mud inside a massive 5.5-metre-deep hole.
The 55 year old foreman at the site, Pooncharat Pasitsupachote, explained that the workers were laying underground drainage pipes when disaster struck.
“The landslide happened because of the heavy rains in recent days, which saturated the soil, causing it to slide down into the hole.”
According to other workers at the scene, Jin had been in the hole for about 10 minutes when the mud suddenly collapsed on him. The incident happened so quickly that Jin had no time to retreat into the pipe for safety, leaving him completely buried by the soil.
His colleagues acted swiftly, frantically removing mud from his face to allow him to breathe until the rescuers arrived, reported The Nation.
After being freed from the clutches of the earth, Jin was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
In related news, a Cambodian motorcyclist was tragically killed in a high-impact crash with a luxury Porsche in Chon Buri. The deadly collision happened at 3.06am on Sunday, September 1, on Soi Chaiyapreuk 2, Huay Yai. Local police and rescue teams from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation rushed to the scene.
In other news, a 28 year old Cambodian worker was crushed beneath a cascade of cement bags at approximately 10am on March 12 at a condominium construction site in Nonthaburi. Upon arrival at the site in Sai Noi district, responders found the victim lying motionless on the ground floor, her life cut short by injuries to her neck and chest.
