The 20-year-old man, named only as Sudlai, and five of his co-workers got trapped under a landslide that occurred while they were working at the Patong Bay Hill construction site. Sudlai was announced dead at the scene while the other men were taken to Patong hospital for treatment. (Read story here)
Speaking to the media yesterday, Ms Chalermluck said, “The company who are behind the construction applied for a construction permit a long time ago so I have made a request to re-examine all the relevant paper work.
“In addition, I have advised the project manager to put a stop to all construction work until all the paper work has been checked and we confirm that it is all in order.”
Meanwhile, the site project manager, Anupong Muttaraid, has made a statement in which he said that the incident happened as the workers were working on putting up a retaining wall. Heavy rain caused the landslide which in turn caused the part-built wall to collapse.
He also stated that all workers on site are legal and have work permits and that the construction company [Patong Bay Group Co] will take of all hospital bills and pay compensation to the family of the deceased.
“We will talk with the construction company and find ways to protect this type of incident happening again,” he added.