Phuket –
Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrived in Patong over the past weekend and inspected safety drills.
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The Prime Minister Srettha and his team arrived at Patong Beach on Friday (December 1st) and were welcomed by the Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat at Patong Beach. Consuls and honorary consuls based in Phuket from eight countries which are the Netherlands, Mexico, Mongolia, Russia, China, England, France, and Finland joined in the event.
The Phuket Governor Sophon said the safety drills were aimed to upgrade confidence and safety for tourists and residents in Phuket. The government is aimed to support Phuket as an international province which is generating more tourism income for the country.
The Prime Minister oversaw several safety drills which consisted of three simulated situations with actors portraying the victims and criminals but real rescue and police teams showing their skills before leaving Phuket and heading back to Bangkok.
The scenarios were:
- A tourist ignoring red flags and nearly drowning. Lifeguards rescued the tourist, portrayed by an actor, within five minutes.
- Severe weather with high and strong waves in the sea. In the scenario, a passenger boat crashed with a speed boat. Many people were left floating in the sea about 150 meters from the shore. Injured passengers, all portrayed by actors, were rescued by a helicopter and rescue boats.
- An AI camera caught a criminal suspect’s face near the Bangla Road and police immediately arrested the suspect with a gun. The suspect was also an actor.
