One dead, many injured after Koh Chang guest house collapses
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KOH CHANG:– A search is underway in Koh Chang after a guest house collapsed this morning.
One Thai woman is confirmed dead with another Thai woman injured, latest reports said that 5 people are still missing.
More people are expected to be found in the rubble of the two storey structure that completely fell in on itself after heavy rains battered the island.
The collapse occurred in the Bai Lan Bay area towards the southern part of the island next to the main road. Police and rescue workers rushed to the scene at 7am this morning.
The building that had four rooms for rent was raised one metre off the ground.
It is thought that it collapsed on ground weakened by rain water from overnight storms in the area.
Source: http://www.dailynews.co.th/regional/500373
