2 Filipino tourists were injured in a landslide in Haew Narok Waterfall in Khao Yao due to a landslide caused by heavy rains on Wednesday, April 16.
In a The Nation report, the section where the two Filipinos were injured has now been closed off to visitors. According to the Chief of the Khao Yao National Park Chaiya Huayhongthong, she ordered the “indefinite closure of the Haew Narok Waterfall area to allow for a thorough inspection and to ensure tourist safety before reopening”.
Chaiya also said that the landslide occurred on the path leading to the waterfall, where both tourists were walking at the time. Park officials immediately evacuated the injured tourists to a nearby hospital for treatment.
“The landslide was caused by several consecutive days of rainfall, which saturated the mountainous soil, increasing the risk of slope failure”, Chaiya added.