Elderly woman swept from bridge by strong currents and drowns in Trang

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A 60-year-old woman tragically drowned in Trang after a sudden flash flood, fueled by heavy rainfall, swept her off a bridge while she was returning from a fishing trip.
Her body was recovered 2.5 kilometers downstream six hours later, highlighting the rapid and dangerous force of the mountain runoff.
The incident occurred amid widespread severe weather across southern Thailand, prompting flash flood warnings in Krabi and a major landslide in Phang-nga.
Authorities are urging residents in high-risk zones to monitor weather advisories closely, as heavy rainfall is expected to continue across the region until October 25.

Experts to investigate possible fossilised dinosaur footprint in Udon forest

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DMR experts will investigate a suspected dinosaur footprint found in a Udon Thani forest stream on October 20.
The track, initially shared on social media, has been tentatively identified by DMR experts as potentially belonging to a carnivorous dinosaur, awaiting paleontological confirmation.
The department also outlined the geological process of how dinosaur footprints fossilize over millions of years, from initial imprinting to eventual exposure.