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- Thailand News
Teen rescued after leg trapped in rice harvester in Uthai Thani
A 17 year old boy suffered a harrowing incident when he slipped and his leg got caught in a rice harvester‘s grain tank. Emergency services rushed to the scene in Uthai Thani province to rescue him using cutting equipment, highlighting the dangers of agricultural machinery. Officials, including Chatmongkol Suwannasate, Deputy Mayor of Nong Chang Subdistrict Administrative Organisation, received an alert…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok house of horrors: Owner trapped as two-storey falls flat
A two-storey wooden house in Bangkok collapsed, trapping its 64 year old owner beneath the debris. The incident occurred when neighbours heard creaking sounds, prompting an investigation into the cause. The structure had been previously identified as a safety risk. At 12.50am today, November 6, Police Lieutenant Suchat Changtham from Wat Phraya Krai Police Station received a report regarding a…
- Thailand News
House collapses into Yom River trapping three people in Sukhothai
A house along the right bank of the Yom River in Sawankhalok district, Sukhothai, collapsed into the river, leaving two men and a young girl trapped inside. Despite ongoing rescue efforts, officials have yet to locate the missing individuals. Reports from yesterday afternoon, October 8, indicated that the incident occurred at approximately 2.50pm. The house, located in Moo 4, Khlong…
- Thailand News
Thai toddler trapped in idling car in Chon Buri saved
In a heart-stopping incident on Wednesday, September 11, panic erupted at Rin Thong Kindergarten in Chon Buri when a two year old girl was accidentally locked inside her mother’s car, with the engine still running. The girl’s mother, 24 year old Pimlapas, was left in shock after her vehicle automatically locked itself, trapping her daughter Michel inside. Pimlapas had stepped out…
- Thailand News
Rescue team saves men trapped in flooded pigsty in Lampang
Rescuers navigated a motorised flat-bottomed boat through strong currents to save two middle-aged men trapped in a pigsty in a flooded field. Rising waters from a rapidly flowing stream left the men stranded and unable to escape. At 2.30pm yesterday, August 28, Katha Leelayut, leader of the Wang Nuea Rescue Association in Lampang province, and his team set out to…
- Thailand News
Rescue efforts intensify for rail tunnel trapped Thai workers
Rescue teams are working tirelessly to save three workers trapped inside the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail tunnel in Nakhon Ratchasima. Ekkarat Sriarayanphong, Chief of the Governor’s Office of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), provided an update on the situation yesterday, August 27, detailing the efforts being made to reach the workers. Teams are carefully digging through the collapsed section of…
- Thailand News
Belgian man rescued after being trapped in car due to dead battery
A rescue team freed a Belgian man trapped in his car for over two hours after the vehicle’s battery died while he was parked at a petrol station in the northern province of Kamphaengphet. A staff member of a convenience store at the petrol station called rescuers from the Kawphab Rescue Kamphaengphet to assist the 40 year old Belgian man,…
- Pattaya News
Transformer explosion traps tourist in Pattaya condo elevator
An electrical transformer explosion late last night at 11.30pm caused significant disruption at a luxury condominium in Pattaya. The incident, yesterday, July 16, left a young female foreign tourist trapped inside an elevator for over 20 minutes. The condominium, situated in Soi 16, Na Kluea, Banglamung District, Chon Buri Province, stands eight floors tall. Residents and condo officials quickly mobilised…
- Thailand News
Thailand probe after passengers trapped in BTS lift for an hour
Following a distressing incident where passengers were trapped in a lift at a BTS station for over an hour, Thailand’s Deputy Transport Minister, Surapong Piyachote, has ordered an immediate investigation into the malfunction. The incident took place yesterday between the ticketing floor and the street level, heading towards Kheha station on the BTS Skytrain’s Sukhumvit and Silom lines. Surapong instructed…
- Thailand News
Bank car operator trapped inside vehicle during cash delivery at Shell petrol station
A tense scenario unfolded on December 8, when a bank car operator found himself trapped inside his vehicle amidst a routine cash delivery at a Shell petrol station in Khlong Rang, Si Maha Phot, Prachinburi. The Rabao Phai police and rescue teams were alerted to the incident at approximately 1.30pm. Armed with specialist equipment, they hurried to the scene due…
- World News
Miraculous escape as 41 Indian workers defy death in Himalayan tunnel drama (video)
The 41 Indian workers who were trapped under a collapsed tunnel beneath the Himalayas were all rescued after a 17-day ordeal. Trapped since November 12, the Indian workers faced a daunting ordeal when the tunnel, a part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Char Dham Highway project, crumbled, burying them under 60 metres of rubble. With their only exit…
- Thailand News
Thai citizens stranded in Myanmar amid escalating conflicts
Thailand is currently exerting efforts to bring back 162 Thai citizens who are presently stranded in Myanmar due to escalating conflicts between Myanmar’s junta forces and ethnic minority revolutionaries close to the Chinese border. This was confirmed by Thai officials. These events follow the tragic assault on October 7 where a minimum of 30 Thai individuals, primarily agricultural workers, were…
- Crime News
Thai woman trapped in Dubai seeking 100k ransom, desperate parents plead for help
A Thai mother is pleading with authorities to help her 38 year old daughter, who is being held captive in Dubai and forced to work to repay a debt. The daughter had travelled to Dubai to work since mid-April, however, her captors now demand a ransom of 100,000 baht. The tearful parent, 59 year old Pranuan, informed police in Udon…
