The incident occurred near the beaches of the resort city of Phuket. As told in the local police edition Phuket News, because of the storm overturned two sightseeing boats, which in total were more than 130 people. As a result, people found themselves in the water. Now rescuers work on the spot, but they are hampered by bad weather conditions - strong wind and high waves are observed in the area of ??operation. The Russian embassy in Thailand is now finding out whether our compatriot is among the victims, RIA Novosti reports.. Several people were missing, among them were Russians. According to the same Thai newspaper, rescuers found two Russian citizens.
They got into an accident, riding a water motorcycle.