Phuket floods, blackouts: penalty emergency workers

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PHUKET: People said of “of the water around the world” and boats to take the place of tuk-tuks of Patong, as Phuket all endured one of the worst flooding in recent memory island.

At noon police Phuket has informed all the not to travel unless he could step be avoided.


As reports came from at least a landsip, Deputy Mayor of Patong Chairat Sukban, said today: “we have not seen mounted water this high or this fast in eight years. »

Phuket flights were cancelled for about 70 minutes as shower night transformed into a torrent uniform today.


Patong, Chalong and other low-lying areas without drainage to cope, the traffic entered the stalled for long periods. Power lines are low and the supply of electricity has been restored by workers evil as the rain eased off the coast on 11.


Hundreds of people had disturbed their departure or arrival on Phuket. To 06 today, a British tourist died after having been electrocuted when he stepped in a puddle “live” to Soi Bangla – and his companion had a narrow escape when he too suffered shock.


A landslide around noon damaged two houses and a vehicle not far from the zone of Tungtong police on the road to central Phuket Patong Hill.


11, Chao Fa Road East and Chao Fa Road West are still cut in southern Phuket, Chalong, where heavy rains continued to fall.


Two poles collapsed on Patong Hill on 09: 30 at the torrent, further reducing supplies. Workers emergency anywhere in Phuket were fighting to restore normal services, having to traverse the roads impassable.


A Phuketwan reader reported: “water everywhere, also high that high tire motorcycle parked on sunset. The water flows to San Sabai is very Brown so down hills.


“Little road traffic and walkers pick their ways very slowly, as you cannot see the holes and humps for the murk. The tuk – tuk drivers are leaving the gondoliers take people to Banzaan in Bangla – a first. »


Suchart Hirankanokkul, President of the Thai Association of hotels of the southern chapter and the owner of the station of Phuket Graceland on Patong Beach Road, said the resort switched to emergency generators when the power failed on 03.


“Our guests stay at the hotel,” he said. “We are looking after them. I really think that it is time, there was a better system to deal with heavy rain like this in Patong. »


Officer authority of power that Pipat said Rattanakot parts of Phuket had suffered Cup since early in the morning and staff had been forced to work for 20 hours directly because of the magnitude of the failure.


Chalong, Rawai, Kata Noi, Karon, Patong, Kalim and Kamala were all more affected, he said, with some parts of the city of Phuket.


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Phuket Tuk – Tuk represent consider their Verdict.

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PHUKET: Four charged with drivers tuk – tuk of obstacle to the movement in a blockade of Patong are now deciding whether to admit their sin and to pay a fine or face a court hearing that will decide their guilt or innocence.

The four make the police one day last week after the Commander of Police in Phuket Major General Pekad Tantipong said of the leaders of Patong tuk – tuk that it would be wise if they went.

Major-General Pekad said police knew their identities from sequences of security camera of the blockade, which took place in Rat U Tit 200 ft, a route key in the one-way system of Patong, the beginning August 1.

Lieutenant Colonel Kittipong Klaikaew Kathu Police Station which oversees Patong, said today that the four pilots were its decision to admit their guilt and liable to a fine of up to 2000 baht or that the case or proceed to the Court.

It is unclear if the questions are also asked about the incident that led to the blockade.

Two young Dutch tourists is is involved in a dispute with a pilot tuk – tuk at the inner end of Soi Bangla, band March of famous night of Phuket. The pilot tuk – tuk demanded 1000 baht for damage to his vehicle, but young men refused to pay.

When the police arrived on the scene, an officer who was new to Patrong and unused to brawls involving tuk – tuk drivers and expatriates. He called his weapon to try to restore peace, to the point where the tuk – tuk drivers block road to protest against his action.

Believed that the young tourists not to file a complaint with the police, although one suffered a head injury. Complaints by tourists to the police sometimes provide counter-suits, which may delay the tourists on Phuket in the court hearings that run beyond their planned departure date.

In his discussions with the representatives of tuk – tuk on 15 August, Major-General Pekad said the road blockages of any kind by any group would be is more tolerated anywhere on Phuket.

Blockades have been used more recently by drivers of taxi to the port of deep sea coast of Phuket to win their case for a greater share of passengers of cruise ships, although some cruise line companies can opt to visit ports other than Phuket as a result of the impasse.

Other blockages occurred in local disputes from time to time. Major-General Pekad said that people with a grievance were invited to protest at the headquarters of the Phuket Police in Phuket Town, instead of blockade roads.

Activities of jet – ski scamsters and tuk – tuk drivers that their monopoly on the transport of press on Phuket resorts are likely to be raised in Phuket consuls met the Governor of Phuket Tri Augkaradacha in their three-month “Summit” on Wednesday.

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Phuket flights back, take-offs Stop Torrent Hits Holiday Island

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A Charter of the Iran flight was the first aircraft to land at Phuket International Airport shortly after 10, according to weather serious distruption. No flight takes off or lands for a period of approximately 70 minutes.
PHUKET: Flights in and out of the International Airport were thrown into chaos today as cancellations caused by massive flooding of Phuket affect scheduling.

At 8.50 am, an airport International of Phuket said spokesperson, the airport was forced to stop take-offs and landings.


Delayed or diverted was a flight of Tiger Airways of Singapore Phuket; Bangkok Air flights from Bangkok to Phuket and Samui. a flight of Jetstar’s Singapore to Phuket; and a flight of AirAsia Suvarnabhumi from Bangkok to Phuket Airport.


The final Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Phuket last night was forced to turn to Bangkok, spokesman for the airport of Phuket Panya Nantaboot said Phuketwan today.


Heavy rain began to fall on Phuket to 21: 30 continued throughout the night and was still down 10, disrupting life on the island in ways that have not been known since the tsnunami 2004.


Power lines were reported down, electricity services cut along the West coast of vacation Phuket and traffic to a standstill in many parts of Phuket due to flooding.


Floodings was at its worst in the holiday resort Patong West Coast, authorities said, with knee deep water and rising still.


A young British tourist was electrocuted in a swimming pool “live” on 06 popular Bengali self-esteem of Patong, the walking Street.


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