Explosion in Downtown Bangkok, 17.08.2015
BANGKOK; AUGUST 18, 2015: In the evening of 17th August, an explosion occurred at the Ratchaprasong Junction, next to the Erawan Shrine in the District of Chidlom. It was a very severe incident with over 22 casualties and 123 people injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those impacted by this incident.
Here at Diethelm Travel we are in close contact with all our agents and our customers and have accounted for all our staff.
Our clients' safety is our number one priority. All our clients are safe and were not impacted by the incident last night.
We are contacting clients with arrivals into Bangkok in the next 5 days to reassure them, and our staff will be in contact with you if in our opinion the hotel booked should be changed due to its location. We will suggest an alternative and make necessary arrangements accordingly. All customers due to travel on day-tours today are operating as planned.
The city remains calm and is operating as normal with daily businesses open. A couple of roads which were diverted are now open and people are able to move around the city without any restrictions.
All public services and banks are available to the public. As for tourist businesses, other tourist sites, hotels, restaurants, and shopping malls remain open, while transportation links and airports continue to operate. This includes Bangkok's BTS Skytrain and MRT services and both Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi International Airports receive domestic and international flights.
For the latest information we recommend visiting www.bangkokpost.com or www.nationmultimedia.com., two news outlets in Thailand which both feature "Breaking News" columns on their homepages.
Please don't hesitate to contact us immediately you have additional queries or require specific information on the following contact details. We will be sure to inform you of any important updates.
Emergency Number: +66 81 911 1504
Hans van den Born
Managing Director, Diethelm Travel Thailand
Mobile: +66 81 375 2277
E-Mail: hans.b@th.diethelmtravel.com