In Phuket, immigration officers extended assist to international vacationers affected by a current tour boat crash, offering visa extension help.
Major Tanannat Srisuwan of Phuket Immigration knowledgeable The Phuket Express that 32 international tourists, including 21 Russians, one Ukrainian, eight Kazakhstani, one Hong Kong national, and one Chinese national, have been receiving remedy at numerous hospitals in Phuket.
Yesterday, the immigration officers visited the injured tourists at totally different hospitals and knowledgeable hospital staff that they may present visa extension providers for any international vacationers concerned in the accident who wanted to remain in the hospitals. The officers additionally expressed their sympathy for the tourists’ state of affairs and wished them a speedy recovery.
The crash occurred on Wednesday when a speedboat crashed right into a channel marker in Chalong Bay in Phuket, injuring four Thais and 33 international tourists, mostly Russians. The driver was thought to have fallen asleep as he crashed into the large concrete pillar in the sea about 100 metres away from the shore of Chalong Bay. Printable , the Thanathip Marine 555, had travelled to Phuket from the Phi Phi islands.
Four Thais, 21 Russians, 9 Kazakstanis, one Chinese, one Ukrainian, and one Hong Kong national were injured..