Landslide caused by heavy rain kills five in Phuket


While Thailand experiences annual monsoon rains, man-made climate change is causing more intense weather patterns that can make destructive floods more likely. - The Nation/ANN

BANGKOK: A landslide caused by heavy rain on the popular Thai resort island of Phuket has killed five people, police said on Friday (Aug 23).

A Russian couple on vacation were among the dead, local police chief Khundech Na Nongkhai told AFP, adding that officers were working to identify the other victims.

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