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http://www.pattay...0000008891


36 DEAD, 410 INJURED THROUGHOUT THAILAND DURING SONGKRAN FESTIVAL

BANGKOK, April 11 –

Thirty-six persons died and 410 others were injured in 392 road accidents throughout Thailand on Friday, the first day of the ‘most dangerous seven days’ peak period of the Songkran festival, Thailand’s traditional New Year, a senior Ministry if Interior official said.

Director-General Anucha Mokhaves of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said the number of road accidents Friday was 85 less than the comparable period last year while the number of fatalities, 36, was nine less and the number of injured persons was 147 less.

He said the major reason attributed for the road accidents was driving under the influence of alcohol. Most accidents involved motorcycles.

The northernmost province of Chiang Rai recorded highest total number of accidents and injuries on Friday with 21 mishaps and 22 injured persons, he said.

As many people are still leaving Bangkok and heading for home in upcountry on Saturday, police checkpoints on main roads and highways are urged to carefully inspect pickup trucks and buses with too many passengers in a bid to reduce road accidents, he added. (TNA)

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Ifølge nyhederne, her søndag eftermiddag i Thailand er antallet af dræbte oppe på 930, iforbindelse med songkran

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ja man må sige at de forstår at feste med krudt og kanoner og ikke kun vand moske lille danmark ikke er så dårligt aligevel HHHhmmmm moske undtaget al den balade i københavn for nogen tid siden
fame godt at man bor på bø landet
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95 die from Songkran road accidents
By: BangkokPost.com
Published: 12/04/2009 at 12:48 PM 538 road accidents took place on Saturday - the second day of Songkran's Seven Dangerous Days - resulting in 36 deaths and 582 injuries.

The northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima posted the highest number of road fatalities with five, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported.

930 road accidents happened during the first two days of Songkran's Dangerous Days, with a total of 95 deaths and 992 injuries.

39.03 per cent of the accidents were caused by drunk driving, followed by speeding with 16.91 per cent.

79.93 per cent involved motorcycles.

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930 dode forste dag, og det startet med at der stod i nyhederne 46 dode, i samme traad, det maaa da vaare en and, hvor mange dage vare songkran?

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Jeg kan ikke helt finde ud af hvornår det officielt er første Songkran dag. Er det d. 11 ?

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Så er det lidt tifligt at tage hul på dødsfaldene !

Tak for svaret.

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Det er Songkran(Thailandsk Nytår) den 13. Mange starter dagen før og fortsætter til og med den 14...Fest i 3 dage, Thaier kan godt lide at feste.

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i Chiang Mai varer det til den 16-17.

Så der giver de den rigtigt gas

Havde fornøjelsen at opleve det sidste år.

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Jeg ved ikke hvor du får dine infomationer fra men
De sidste 4 År har den stoppet den 15 April
Men lad os da bare se om du får rat i år

Hilsen Cesse

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Her paa Phuket starter det d 12 og topper imorgen, jeg havde selv fornoejelsen af at faa en spand vand smit i hovedet idag, da jeg skulle koere en ven til Karon, det kunne nemt vaeret gaet helt galt, saadan en spand vand slaar altsaa haardt naar man koere 2 paa en motor bike, saa ikke saa maerkeligt med alle de doedsfald og tilskadekomne, men haaber da dem der tager del i loejerne vil sende de tilskadekomne, alle de doede og deres familier en venlig tanke,

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Efter 4 dages Songkran:

220 deaths and 2,658 injuries from road accidents after four days into the “seven dangerous days” period of Songkran holidays travel, according to official figures.

The casualties were derived from a total of 2,468 accidents, a number lower than last year’s accidents count during the same period by 481. However there were only 9 less deaths than last year.

Dr. Paijit Warachit, the deputy permanent secretary to the Ministry of Public Health, said 81 people died from accidents on Monday alone. The top cause of accidents remained drunken driving.

Chiang Rai province had the highest number of accidents so far, at 102.

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Jeg var i Chiang Mai sidste år og den 16 og den 17 skal man bare køre et lille stykke ud af byen så er der gang i den igen

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Jeg hader Songkran så det vil jeg da huske ikke at gå uden for byen d 16-17

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Så var det altså mere sikkert at stå midt i demonstrationerne i Bangkok end at være ude i trafikken?

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http://www.bangko...n-festival
Bangkok post
Sidste nye tal er 373 døde som følge af ulykker under songkran

Ting hvis det var et tal til sankt hans så vil bålafbrænding da øjeblikkelig blive afskaffet ved log

Ja det er da bare en tanke Cesse