TRAT: Tourists flocked to Koh Chang yesterday, the first of the Songkran holiday, despite the sharp rise in Covid-19 infections that has dampened the festive mood across the country.
A heavy build-up of traffic was seen on the road leading to the Ao Thammachart ferry pier in Laem Ngop district yesterday morning.
More than 300 vehicles were waiting in the car park to take ferries to Koh Chang as of 11.30am.
Traffic was backed up more than 200 metres from the Laem Ngop district office to the pier. Traffic was also heavy on another route from Khao Saming district to the pier, with tailbacks of more than 500 metres.
By noon, it was estimated that the waiting…
