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Thursday, July 5, 2018
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
At least 7 missing as rough seas overturn boats in Thailand
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRough seas overturn two boats carrying more than 130 tourists in the Andaman Sea off southern Thailand, and at least seven people are missing, police say.
Ninety people were rescued from one boat carrying mostly Chinese tourists but seven are still unaccounted for, says Maj. Gen. Teerapol Tipcharoen, commander of provincial police on the tourist island of Phuket.
Thai Channel 7, however, reports 48 people were saved and 49 are missing. The reason for the discrepancy is not immediately clear.
The 39 Chinese and European tourists forced to abandon a second boat were rescued and have returned to land, Teerapol says.
— AP
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