SRT mobilizes to rescue 3 workers trapped in collapsed high-speed rail tunnel

SRT mobilizes to help search for 3 missing persons from the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway tunnel accident, Khlong Khanan Chit section, Tambon Chan Thuek, Amphoe Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, orders to expedite removal of piles of soil and debris from the collapsed tunnel as quickly as possible. Mr. Charoen Rungthanee, Acting Governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), spoke about the incident of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway tunnel, Khlong Khanan Chit section, Tambon Chan Thuek, Amphoe Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where a landslide buried workers while they were drilling the tunnel. Initial confirmation was that 3 workers were trapped in the tunnel. The acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand said he had ordered the removal of the collapsed soil and debris from the tunnel as quickly as possible in order to reach the three workers, hoping that they were still safe. While Mr. Pichet Kunathammarak, Director-General of the Department of Rail Transport (DRT), revealed that the landslide inside the tunnel this time is in the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project. At approximately 01.00 a.m., there was a landslide inside the tunnel, crushing workers, causing 3 missing persons. Initial information is that the area of ??the incident is approximately 2 kilometers from the entrance of the tunnel to the scene. The tunnel work is under Contract 3-2, Muak Lek and Lam Takhong Tunnel, a distance of 12.23 kilometers. Information from the supervisor reported that the landslide was approximately 3-4 km from the tunnel entrance. Three people are missing: Ear Sounding Min, Male, Chinese Nationality (Supervisor) Dong Xinlin, male, Chinese nationality (backhoe driver) Unknown Myanmar worker (truck driver) While inside the tunnel, the ground continues to collapse. Officials are still unable to perform their duties. The company has sent machinery to clear the area to search and rescue the missing persons. For the timeline of this incident, at 11:30 p.m. on August 24, 2024, there was an accident in the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway tunnel, Khlong Khanan Chit section, Chan Thuek Subdistrict, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. A landslide buried workers while they were drilling a tunnel. The incident occurred at the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway tunnel drilling site, Khlong Khanan Chit section. The contractor's staff were mobilizing backhoes to dig soil into trucks to help the workers trapped inside the tunnel. The site staff stated that at the time of the incident, workers were using a backhoe and a loader to dig a tunnel in the area, which was about 600 meters deep from the tunnel entrance. The foreman was driving a sedan to supervise the work. But suddenly, the mountain soil collapsed and crushed all three cars with a loud noise. The cause was unknown. At that time, there was no rain. As for the two workers and the foreman who were buried in the collapsed tunnel, their fates are still unknown. Rescue workers and site staff are mobilizing to dig the soil out of the tunnel e ntrance to provide assistance. As of 9:00 a.m. on August 25, 2014, the point where workers and supervisors were buried under the collapsed tunnel still cannot be reached. Source: Thai News Agency