German tourists die in flash flood

SURAT THANI (Nation): Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of eight German tourists and two Thai guides who died in a flash flood in Ban Takhun district yesterday evening.

Police said the tour group went into a cave which has a waterway leading to the Ratchaprapha Dam reservoir in Khao Sok National Park about 7:30 pm when they were swept away by a flash flood.

The bodies were recovered after a search of the reservoir was launched to find the missing tour party.

Phuket News

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