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derman53
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Tourist electrocuted during rains
PHUKET: A 19-year-old Canadian tourist was electrocuted by a downed power cable in Patong during Saturday’s torrential rains.
Gary Yelizarov, of Richmond, was found on the sidewalk near the Jintana Hotel. A broken electrical cable was nearby.
Firefighters used a piece of wood to move the cable away and retrieve Mr Yelizov’s body, but he was pronounced dead at Patong Hospital.
Hospital director Dr Taweesak Netwong, told the Gazette the hospital was unable to supply any more information about Mr Yelizarov because “it’s delicate for tourism”.
The rain – 79.8mm in the 24 hours between 7am on Saturday and 7am on Sunday, according to Vichit Phuangsombat, Director of the Southern Meteorological Center (West Coast) – caused flooding in many parts of the island and a landslide on Patong Hill and along Phra Barami Rd.
Metha Mekarat, Chief of the Phuket Office of Disaste r Prevention and Mitigation (ODPM) told the Gazette his office believed the rain had caused damage worth more than 10 million baht.
After a crisis meeting with Vice-Governor Winai Buapradit, emergency services provided food and other aid to 50 families affected by flooding and landslide on Phra Barami Rd, on the outskirts of Patong.
Leading businessman Chairat Sukbal, owner of the Safari Pub and Deputy Mayor of Patong Municipality with responsibility for wastewater, told the Gazette, “Patong has an anti-flood plan but it’s not always possible to resist the water.”
--Phuket Gazette 2004-10-12
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:22 pm on Oct. 11, 2004
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Finix
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I guess it was an accident just waiting to happen, especially in Phuket.
I have lost count of the no. of times I am walking on the narrow footpath and have seen wires of all sizes dangling down to face level from the poles above.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 9:50 pm on Oct. 11, 2004
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Oz
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Many times whilst walking along the beach front in Patong I have seen sparks flying of the steel awnings that are used to cover the entrances to the small shops! This does not surprise me. Firsat time I saw this I thought somebody was welding overhead!
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:03 pm on Oct. 11, 2004
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nokna
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i remember on one of my visits Bangla was just about unpassable and undrivable as the road was being dug up to install new drains/sewage pipes to elevate the problem of Bangla flooding whenever it rained heavily.
my next visit showed me the intolerable crappy work that was done.
the flooding was even worse and the amount of times I had to take off my shoes and wade across the street.
and yes,i have also seen many exposed cables laying around in water.
but after an investigation I expect the authorities will go down the normal road and call it suicide......
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 11:10 pm on Oct. 11, 2004
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