Landslide buries houses in Phuket, death toll rises to 5

Landslide buried houses in Tambon Karon, Mueang District, Phuket. The latest death toll has risen to 5, with reports of 3 more people trapped in their homes.

Heavy rain throughout the night has caused flash floods from the mountains and landslides to fall on houses of people in Soi Patak, Village No. 2, Tambon Karon, Amphoe Mueang, Phuket Province. The latest death toll has risen to 5, and there are reports of 3 more people trapped inside their homes. Meanwhile, the overall water situation in Phuket is flooded and waiting to be drained, coupled with the receding sea level, it is expected that the flooded water will gradually decrease.

Source: Thai News Agency