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Phuket Mueang Father ordered the search for the mudslide to end. After finding the 13 missing bodies, a committee was formed to go to the construction site of the Big Buddha parking lot to check. This could be the cause of the soil landslide. By dedicating it to the forest and the relevant agencies to find out the facts, although the parking lot has a brand new soil slide sliding down the mountain. The silan is already in place, blocking the surrounding cliffs.
On August 24, 2024, Phuket Governor Mr. Sophon Suwannarat discussed measures to solve the problem of soil and rock landslides after continuous heavy rains in the Phuket area. Until the tragedy, mud gushed out from the end of Patak Lane 2 and nearby areas behind Kata Temple, Karen Subdistrict, Mueang District, killing 13 people and injuring many others. It caused extensive damage to houses. In the past 1-2 months, landslides after two consecutive heavy rains have caused losses to dozens of families.
The first occurred in the area of Kamala Subdistrict, Kathu District in July last year. As a result, flash floods quickly flowed down from the Kamala Mountains. Bringing along soil, rocks, sand and trees, it blew away houses and subsequently caused floods. Fortunately, no one was missing or injured or killed. The second occurred in the Karon Subdistrict area of Mueang District on the night of August 22-23, 2024. Inquiries from the Ministry of Mineral Resources revealed that it was caused by heavy rains of more than 200 mm that caused the soil to absorb moisture. The Ministry of Mineral Resources recommends planting cover crops. The province is procuring seeds of giant Kasin trees and banyan trees to be planted in various places. According to previous flight surveys, there are 7-8 dangerous locations in Phuket. This is a measure of future sustainable development.
The Governor of Phuket also said that as for legal measures, those who encroach on forest areas must be checked. Whether there are people living in forest areas in the past or now. Measures including danger warning will be carried out throughout the province, and Karon Sub-district has issued a warning. But because the incident occurred in the early morning when people were sleeping. Further adjustments must be made at this time. In the case of noting that the location where the mudslide occurred is that it may be due to the construction of parking lots and bathrooms at Wat Phra Yai. Wat Phra Yai is located on the top of Nakkerd Mountain in Karon Sub-district, Mueang District, which is located in a forest area. The province will set up a committee to investigate the facts. With the forest as the main body and there are relevant agencies including the public sector. Find out the real reason, whether it is from this point, and if it is not the reason, take further other measures.
Later, the reporter went to the construction site, parking lot, toilets, etc. to investigate. This is the place where Phra Phuttha Mingmongkol Akenakkiri or the Big Buddha is enshrined. It is located in Karon Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket Province, covering an area of more than 100 rai. It is currently a tourist attraction for tourists. Thais and foreigners because you can see a beautiful 360-degree view of Phuket. The construction site is located on the edge of a cliff with a very steep slope. It was found that the surrounding cliff edges were blocked with green stone slabs. Another layer was covered using white barriers. The laterite soil in the surrounding area was compacted and covered with another layer of stone. Looking down, the area where the mudslide occurred at the end of Soi Patak 2 behind Kata Temple and the nearby area can be seen. It was found that officials from some agencies also came to survey the temple parking lot. No one would talk about the disaster that had occurred. Until such a tragedy occurred.
On the afternoon of August 24, 2024, Mr. Sophon Suwannarat, Governor of Phuket, held a meeting with relevant agencies. At the same time, the search for the bodies of the missing persons in the mudslide disaster in the Karon sub-district area of Phuket was announced to end. The rescue team used the national search and rescue dog K9 to participate in the search and rescue. After finding 13 bodies of the dead, they were divided into 5 men and 8 women, including 2 Thai women from Surat Thani and Sakon Nakhon. 2 Russian couples, 9 Burmese workers, divided into 4 men and 5 women, a total of 19 people were injured, and the affected families included 209 households, 3 sub-districts, and 9 villages. The Governor of Phuket has ordered to emphasize the provision of assistance and relief. Provide assistance to the affected people quickly in accordance with regulations. If it is a foreigner, please coordinate with the local embassy and consulate. Coordinate understanding and provide assistance according to the process. As for the Burmese workers, provincial workers have been assigned to check the employment data. Prepare to coordinate with entrepreneurs to follow up on the provision of assistance as much as possible and assign the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to monitor and check the insurance matters of those affected. If there is any possibility that we can provide help, please act quickly. In order to alleviate the pain as much as possible but solve this problem, we are united with all parties to solve it. To get back to normalcy and restore the area within 1-2 days so people can live their normal lives.
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