Rescue teams continue efforts to recover bodies from a collapsed high-speed rail tunnel in Nakhon Ratchasima.
PUBLISHED: 30 Aug 2024 at 09:31
Two additional bodies of workers trapped in a high-speed rail tunnel in Nakhon Ratchasima were recovered early Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Hu Xiangmin, a supervisor, and Tong Xinlin, a backhoe operator, both Chinese nationals who were inside the tunnel at the time of the incident.
Ekkarat Sriarayanpong, chief of the State Railway of Thailand, reported that the bodies were located approximately three meters from where the first victim was discovered. Rescue teams, including those from the State Railway of Thailand and volunteer organizations, are actively engaged in the recovery efforts.
The recovery of the two workers follows the finding of another body, that of a trapped worker from Myanmar, further highlighting the tragic consequences of the tunnel collapse.
This incident occurred about 1.5 kilometers from the entrance of a four-kilometer-long tunnel, located near Khlong Khanan Chit train station in Pak Chong district. This tunnel is part of the ongoing construction of the Sino-Thai high-speed railway linking Bangkok to Nong Khai province, which borders Laos.
