News Desk

The Advocate Post: Plane carrying nine people crashed near the Thai capital Bangkok on Thursday, prompting a massive search operation in which workers trudged across mud and dug through the thick cover of mangrove trees late into the night.

Volunteers are assisting army and navy forces in the boat evacuation of individuals, according to Musammat Shahina Akter, a top Feni official.

More than 25,000 people are taking refuge in relief camps, and government buildings and high schools have been transformed into shelters, according to Akter.

The government’s public relations office in Chachoengsao province said that the small aircraft took off at 2:46 p.m. local time from Bangkok’s main international airport and was bound for an airport in the eastern region of Trat.

The plane was seen by locals in the Bang Pakong neighborhood of Chachoengsao falling from the sky and “exploding loudly” upon impact, causing damage to neighboring residences.

“I was seated in front of my residence. There was a tremendous engine sound when the plane passed over my house. In a video released by the provincial office, a resident told officials, “It crashed just here, with a loud crash, just seconds after that.”

In a statement, Soneva Kiri, a five-star resort on the island of Koh Kood, told a media outlet that it had hired the two Thai visitors. Typically, the resort’s visitors fly in on a private aircraft to the adjacent airfield, then take a speedboat to the island. The resort declared that it was helping the investigation’s officials to the fullest.

The accident’s cause is yet unknown. Nearly 70 body parts were discovered strewn across the mud along with pieces of the aircraft; these have been taken to a police hospital for identification, according to the provincial office.

However, the report stated that logistical issues caused the search to be delayed by several hours. The ground in the mangrove forest, where the collision occurred, was damp from adjacent river overflow.