(Photo by Piyarach Chongcharoen)KANCHANABURI - Three tourist raft houses were hit by a powerful storm in the middle of the lake of Srinakarin Dam in Si Sawat district on Saturday night, forcing 75 tourists to stay overnight on an island. A tourist said they rented three raft houses for a sightseeing tour and a party from an operator. The raft houses were then hauled by a motor boat, departing from Tha Kradan pier in Si Sawat district at about 3pm on Saturday. One of the raft houses hit a big tree stump in the water, causing the power for all of them to go off, and a chaos ensued. He said his office had stressed to the operators of raft houses to properly follow safety measures and regularly conduct safety drills and this had paid off.

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2017 04:46 UTC