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Landslide Phuket dumps home on factory, cars

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PHUKET : de fortes pluies dans Phuket aujourd’hui causé un glissement de terrain qui ont plongé une maison à Kathu, à Phuket central, sur une pente, sur un petit mur de soutènement et sur une blanchisserie industrielle à proximité.

La maison, seulement deux ans, coût de 2 millions de baht pour construire, dit Narachai Chumsri, qui est propriétaire de la maison et la lessive, exploité sous le nom de l’île de Phuket t. Group Co Ltd.

Heureusement, aucun peuple n’était dans la maison au moment du glissement de terrain et aucune personnes travaillant dans la buanderie ci-dessous ont été blessés, a ajouté M. Narachai.

?At sur 10, la saleté et les roches glissé vers le bas de la colline, poussant la maison vers l’usine, ?, il a dit.

La maison à la renverse un mur de soutènement et s’est effondrée en un espace entre le mur et le bâtiment principal de le laundry?s.

?The maison a été détruite. Il est tombé sur la lessive et certains d’entre eux sur nos deux camionnettes de Isuzu et une moto, ?, a déclaré M. Narachai.

Les camions étaient évalués à environ 120 000 baht chaque et la moto d’environ 10 000 baht, dit-il.

Maire de Kathu Chai-anan Suthikul arriva inspecté les dommages.

?He m’a demandé de déposer une plainte avec la municipalité de Kathu pour voir si ils peuvent aider. Pour l’instant, ils nous aident à nettoyer les dégâts, ?, a déclaré M. Narachai.

Kathu Municipality?s département de Génie Civil pour trouver une solution permanente à prévenir de futurs glissements de terrain ont parlé avec ?I.

?In le même temps, nous cherchons en installant un mur de soutènement [bigger] comme une mesure temporaire, ?, a déclaré M. Narachai.

?We avoir d’assurance maison, mais elle ne couvre pas les catastrophes naturelles, donc j’ai s’occuper de cela sur mon propre, ?, a-t-il ajouté.

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Fire leaves market broke the vendors of Phuket

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Vendors make their way through the scorched remains of the market. Photo: Atchaa KhamloSellers make their way through the scorched market remains. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo PHUKET: market vendors whose shops were destroyed by a fire on Wednesday seek government assistance to restarting their businesses.

Tossapol Rungruengpawan, President of Patong Retail Business Club, said at the Phuket Gazette that the fire caused an estimated 50 baht million in total damage.

Most of the vendors had no insurance that most insurance companies offer no policies for domestic markets, said a vendor.

?There were 116 stalls managed by more than 80 suppliers on the market. Most of the stores is managed by the Thai, with some people at the origin of the Nepal and the Viet Nam, ?, said Mr. Tossapol.

?I will discuss with the Mayor of Patong Pian Keesin how we can help the vendors that they are now ruined, ?, he added.

Despite heavy rains on the night, the fire blew on the Koh Kaew market, located next to the shopping complex of Jungceylon in Patong, on the West coast of Phuket?s.

The Yanma, a Nepalese ethnic of 39 years, said the fire cost him his entire income.

?I?m has now broken as fire destroys my stores, costs of me more that quite 4 million baht, ? said.

Mr. La, who lived in Phuket for over 20 years and is married to a Thai operated three clothing stores on the market over the past two years.

?Most stores had ordered new stock in preparation for the high season. I received only stock valued at more than 1 million baht. I don?t know what I will do now, ?, said Mr. Yanma

A woman who led four stores of clothing on the market for more than two years, said that its stores generated more than 100,000 baht a day in high season income.

Mr. and several other providers expressed doubts if a short circuit started fire, as suggested.

?I?m step to ensure that an electrical short started the fire. It spread quickly and began at the end of the market, where there is no electricity, ? M. La said.

Mr. Tossapol suggested that the fire may have been deliberately set to seek market vendors to move.

Market ?the has been there for about six years and it is on the same parcel of land as the Mall Jungceylon. We have been managing the market by ourselves and every month people come and collect the rent for the ?landlord?.

?However, we never could trace the real owner. The first owner of the parcel where Koh Kaew market is dead, more than 10 years ago ?, he said.

?Usually when markets are burnt, they are being turned into something else, as hotels, ?, said.

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After the flood, Phuket mops

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Flooding at the intersection of the Zaan Baan, directly behind the commercial complex market of Jungceylon. PHUKET: Crews of Phuket through emergency response continued their cleanup operations, as flood waters subsided and breaks in the rain has come late this afternoon.

?Today, there is no major flood left standing water in the area of Patong. We started our work of cleaning yesterday, especially in the affected areas, ? Wisit Methasoonthornpot, head of the Division of mitigation and common prevention Patong disasters told the Phuket Gazette.

Locations in Patong suffered most were Laem Petch and the Park of Loma intersection, intersection Sainamyen market Zaan Baan, Soi Sansabai opposite Soi Kuan Yang, the length of the road of Ratchapatanusorn and Phang Muang Sai Kor Road and same and 50 ft. road through the hills at the back of the seaside resort base.

?Yesterday, we emptied the basement of the Hospital of Patong. We also removed the sand that washed away on the road in front of the Hotel Novotel Kalim and curve Kuan Yang on Patong Hill. Rain still washes of sand on the road to these two spots, ? said Wisit head.

Patong Hospital Director Dr. Phumin Silaphan today told the Gazette that earlier that he expected the hospital to resume full services was Wednesday.

?The basement has been drained, but rain flooded our generator room, forcing us to close our dental clinic, ward theater and delivery of operation, and to suspend all work laboratory, ? said.

Across the island, it is still too early to assess the impact of floods.

Damage report published yesterday by the provincial Office of DDPM (DDPM-Phuket) Phuket, Kamala has been particularly affected, with an estimated 1.22 million baht in damages.

Floods there directly affected one approximately 1,000 inhabitants and approximately 150 homes, with about 90 buildings damage totalling approximately 800,000 baht.

Four roads and seven dams were damaged at height of approximately 400,000 baht, and rubber and banana of five-rai plantation has been reported as suffering damage estimated at about 20,000 baht.

A combined 500 residents in about 250 houses were directly affected in Rassada and Chalong, said the report.

In Thalang, approximately 360 inhabitants in 120 households Thepkrasattri and Srisoonthorn subdistricts were affected by floods.

An estimate of the damage to the Patong has yet to be reported to the DDPM.

?We expect more reports to update damage of local government throughout Phuket, DDPM officer ? said.

The officer added that ? out 20 years Charles Anthony Thomas British tourism being not electrocuted on Soi Bangla ? he there had been no other deaths or missing following the floods.

?Regardless, our agents are still waiting for 24 hours to provide assistance to the case, ?, she said.

Other reports by Chutharat Plerin

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