Boat Capsizes In Khon Kaen.(Ubolrat)

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Boat capsizes in Northern Thailand, 3 missing, 6 injured

Three tourists went missing and six others were injured after a boat capsized in Thailand's northeastern reservoir of Ubolrat Dam on Saturday evening, local radio reported.

According to the report of Thai Traffic Radio FM 100, the tour boat, with nine tourists aboard, capisized in Ubolrat Dam reservoir in Khon Kaen Province at about 6:30 p.m.

Six persons were injured and the other three were still missing as of press time.

A local official said the weather, especially the gale, was the cause of the accident.

Source:Xinhua @ http://english.people.com.cn/index.html