One tourist killed, seven trapped in Koh Chang hotel collapse
KOH CHANG: One tourist was killed and seven others were trapped inside a two-story beachfront hotel on Koh Chang when it collapsed following torrential rains this morning.
Koh Chang police commander Col Arwat Pibulsawat said the Siam Beach Hotel near Siam Beach in Kaibae Village tumbled down at 6am.
He said a two-year-old child was among the trapped tourists.
Rescuers and local residents were racing against time to try to rescue the trapped tourists.
Koh Chang district chief Kamthon Wehon said the hotel had four rooms and was built next to a mountain.
Mr Kamthon said the torrential rains caused the land to subside, leading to the collapse, although the real cause of the disaster would need to be investigated, he added.
— The Nation
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