What is Thailand's attitude after the 72-hour gold rescue period?

The 72-hour gold rescue period has passed. Thailand: Search and rescue will never stop.

It is reported that on the afternoon of July 5th, local time, two cruise ships carrying 133 tourists capsized near Coral Island and Meitong Island in Phuket, Thailand respectively, among which 127 tourists came from China. At present, search and rescue is still going on.

According to the latest news, 42 people killed in the capsizing accident in Phuket, Thailand and 14 who are still missing are all citizens of China.

It is understood that the tourists from China on the two ships are basically free travellers. Most of these tourists buy tourism products in China through domestic online travel platforms, and then take a cruise to the local tourist attraction "Emperor Island" in Phuket for a one-day sea trip.

At present, all 42 people aboard Princess Aisha have been rescued, and all the dead and missing persons in the accident came from Phoenix. On the 7th, two rescue teams from China arrived in Phuket, Thailand to conduct search and rescue with the Thai side. The rescue team of Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Transport consisting of 12 people; The other is the Ram Rescue Team, a folk team from Zhejiang.

Yesterday (8th), the Chinese rescue team and the Thai rescue team went to the sunken waters of Phuket to salvage the wreckage of the sunken cruise ship. Another night has passed. What is the rescue situation now?

Thailand: Search and rescue will never stop after the 72-hour gold rescue period.

What did the China government joint working group do yesterday? How is the rescue so far? Are there any new changes in the number of people killed and missing?

Yan Hao said that from last night to this morning (9th), all he knew was the rescue site of the China working group in Phuket, and he mainly engaged in the following work. First, they conducted a joint search and rescue with Thailand. Under the arrangement of the Chinese side, the Guangzhou Salvage Bureau Search and Rescue Team of the Ministry of Transport of China and the Zhejiang Civil Search and Rescue Team participated in the three-dimensional search at sea, underwater and in the air with Thai search and rescue personnel, trying to find more missing persons. However, after a day of search and rescue yesterday, the results were not particularly many. The number of missing persons is still 14. Yesterday, we checked with the Chinese and Thai working groups. At present, it is confirmed that 42 people were killed and 4 people are missing/kloc-0, all of whom are citizens of China. This is about the rescue.

At present, it has exceeded the prime time of rescue for 72 hours. Will there be any changes in the way and scope of rescue ahead? In this regard, Yan Hao said that before and after the 72-hour arrival, Lv Jian, China's ambassador to Thailand, and the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand promised us that they would never stop the search and rescue until all the missing persons were found, and would not change just because it was 72 hours. This is about search and rescue. The second is the scope of search and rescue, because the accident area is still relatively open. The prefect of Phuket told us that they have sent requests for assistance to two neighboring governments, asking the other two neighboring governments to help expand the scope of search and rescue.

Regarding the situation of injured compatriots and their families in China, Yan Hao said that since the day before yesterday, families of victims and injured people have come to Phuket from China. As far as he knows, so far, more than 50 families of victims and injured people in China should have arrived in Phuket. Thailand has set up rescue stations at Phuket International Airport and two hospitals, and also set up a rescue center in Phuket, which is the office of their local government. Volunteers composed of local Chinese and overseas Chinese in Thailand and China provide translation, contact and reception services for their families, and provide many free hotels for them to live in. After receiving the hospital from the airport, the DNA, photos and identity characteristics of the victims were compared. This is what I learned at the scene of Qiaolongwan Wharf, which is closest to the accident sea area.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism requires that unqualified self-help travel products be removed from the shelves.

After the accident, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China will conduct an emergency investigation, requiring online travel enterprises, platforms and travel agencies to conduct an emergency investigation and remove a batch of unqualified self-help travel products. At the same time, guide tourists to plan their tourist routes reasonably.

Before the two capsized cruise ships went out to sea, the local government issued a strong wind and rainstorm warning to warn the public. The local police also revealed: "Phuket travel agencies have been warned many times not to leave the port, but they have repeatedly ignored the warning and brought tourists into the Andaman Sea when the waves are at a very dangerous level."

After the incident, some tourists revealed on the Internet that they had booked a one-day trip to Thailand. When they learned that the weather was bad on the day of departure and wanted to cancel the reservation, they were told by the travel platform that they would bear the losses themselves. Some tourists venture out to sea in order not to waste money;

The tourist said that it happened just last month, when he wanted to cancel the one-day tour product, but there was no way to refund it because the departure date was approaching. At that time, he ordered the products of four people, and the price was about 1000 yuan. Later, he couldn't attend, but fortunately there was no danger.

According to preliminary understanding, most of the tourists involved are free travellers who order products through online platforms, involving Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Liaoning, Henan and other provinces. The reporter learned from Flying Pig, Ali's travel platform, that the incident involved 6 1 tourist booked by Flying Pig Platform, of whom 22 were still in a state of losing contact, and it has been confirmed that 5 people were killed.

In addition, some media reported that there are hundreds of travel agencies, land agencies, travel companies and many docks in Phuket. Cruises are basically private, and travel agencies or travel websites need to charter a boat to arrange trips. Due to the explosive growth of China tourists visiting Thailand in recent years, there are frequent cruise transactions, problems such as untimely equipment update and lax safety measures, which increase the risk of maritime tourism. Yang, general manager of Jiangsu Zhongshan International Travel Service, reminded us that we should first choose tourism products suitable for all aspects of our body. The second is to do some homework. For example, if the weather is bad and it rains, you can't go to sea. You should have a sense of security and self-protection.

Expert: Network platform should strengthen risk early warning and prompt.

After the accident, many travel agencies, including Zhongxin Travel, Ctrip, CYTS and Mama Donkey, have confirmed that their free travel and group tourists in Phuket, Thailand are safe. A number of tourism agencies said that they have asked their tour leaders and local leaders in Thailand to pay more attention to extreme weather, effectively ensure the safety of tourists' travel, and do a good job of communication and comfort for tourists.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will conduct an emergency investigation on online travel enterprises, platforms and travel agencies in the near future, remove a batch of unqualified self-help travel products, and require tourists to fill in tourist information when purchasing overseas individual travel products, and require online travel enterprises, platforms and product suppliers to strengthen risk warnings when promoting and selling high-risk outbound self-help travel projects.

Xie Chaowu, vice president of the Tourism Safety Research Institute of Huaqiao University, explained that for online travel platforms selling tourism products, it is necessary to ensure that the tourism products they sell are formal and safe. In addition, the network platform can do more work in risk early warning and prompt.

Xie Chaowu said that according to the Law on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests, when selling products, merchants have the responsibility to ensure the safety of the products and ensure that the consumption of the products will not cause personal and property losses to consumers. Of course, travel agencies are no exception. The particularity of travel agencies is that they undertake more intermediary functions. Specific tourism business activities are completed and implemented by tourism enterprises such as scenic spots and shipping companies. Therefore, the responsibility of travel agencies is transformed into the responsibility of ensuring the source safety of tourism products and the regularity, legality and safety of eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment in line products. On this basis, travel agencies (including online travel agencies) have the responsibility to control the whole risk, including the risk assessment of the whole product, the release of real-time risk information, the pre-control of risks in the process, the suspension or termination of activities, and the safety publicity and education for tourists. Generally speaking, travel agencies can do more in tourism safety to help tourists travel safely.

At the same time, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism requires all localities to guide online travel enterprises and platforms to establish and improve the emergency mechanism for outbound self-help travel, clarify the relevant responsibilities of online travel enterprises and platforms, improve emergency plans, refine safety measures, unblock information channels, and promptly give risk warnings. And guide tourists to rationally plan their travel routes, choose vehicles with operational qualifications, and don't blindly pursue excitement and adventure in tourism exploration.

Generally speaking, tourists ignore the risks caused by bad weather and other factors because their travel time is limited, and they don't want to postpone their travel plans because of the weather conditions. Moreover, travel service providers often do not refund tourists because of the weather and other reasons. Playing is risky. If you don't play, you may not have a chance to revisit your old place, and you have to bear the losses yourself. Xie Chaowu said that if tourists buy delay insurance, they can avoid falling into this decision-making dilemma.

Xie Chaowu said that with delay insurance, if the flight is delayed and the cruise ship is delayed, and some subsequent economic losses occur, then delay insurance can compensate for the losses to transfer the risk of this decision-making dilemma, which will play a positive role for tourists to make correct decisions under risk scenarios.

Source; Phoenix. Com information