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Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide in Phuket, Thai authorities said Sunday (Aug 25), after calling off a search for missing persons.

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00:00Thai authorities have called off the search for missing persons and confirmed that 13
00:06people, including a Russian couple, died in a mudslide in Phuket.
00:11Phuket Governor Sofon Suwanarat reported that around 20 people were injured and 209 households
00:18were affected by the landslide, triggered by heavy rains from Thursday night into Friday
00:23near the Big Buddha, a popular tourist spot.
00:27Among the victims, nine were migrant workers from Myanmar, while the remaining two were
00:31Thais.
00:32The governor stated that a major clean-up is underway and that authorities are in contact
00:36with the victims' relatives and embassies.

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