Spooked by drownings, Phuket steps up safety curbs

August 5, 2023

PUBLISHED : 5 Aug 2023 at 08:04

A red flag is put up on a beach in Phuket to warn tourists that it is unsafe to swim or enter the water due to strong winds and high waves. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

PHUKET: Local officials remain on high alert after five people, including four foreign tourists, drowned near beaches on this resort island over the past week.

Muang Phuket District Chief Pairoj Srilamoon said on Friday the five drowning cases were reported from July 28 to Aug 3. Since the beginning…