Waves, bombs, tourists: Songkhla’s Golden Mermaid in poor health
published : 21 Dec 2020 at 17:38
SONGKHLA: The Golden Mermaid statue, a popular tourist attraction on Samila beach in the Nakhon Songkhla Municipality, has been damaged by a combination of natural and unnatural causes that have left it pockmarked and cracked.
The biggest hole, about 15 centimetres long, is on the tail section of the statue.
The damage is partly caused by incoming waves, but tourists who…