Death toll in Thai landslide tops 10

BANGKOK:

The death toll from a landslide caused by heavy rain on Thailand's popular resort island of Phuket has risen to 10, officials said Saturday.

Three people were still missing and 19 were injured following Friday's landslide which slammed into a residential area, the government said in a statement.

Police said Friday that a Russian couple, a Myanmar national and Thai citizens were among the dead, adding that officers were working to identify other victims.

More than 400 people from 200 households in three districts have been affected, the government statement said.

Footage of the disaster shared on social media showed destroyed homes, piles of rubble and volunteers trying to pipe out the muddy water.