Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted September 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2021 A team of health volunteers from Sangkhla district, in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi, spent six days and five nights of camping in the jungle to reach a remote forest, close to the Thai-Myanmar border, to inoculate 164 members of an ethnic Karen community. Although the distance from Sangkhla district to the Ban Jakae village, in Laiwo sub-district, is just 80km, the gruelling journey, through the rugged terrain of the tropical rain forest, took six days. The convoy of three pickup trucks had to struggle along muddy roads and through the raging current of a creek. On various occasions a winch was used to pull the vehicles out of the thick mud. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/health-volunteers-gruelling-journey-to-vaccinate-people-in-village-near-myanmar-border/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-09-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 No clearing for a helicopter to land ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rskdev21 Posted September 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Denim said: No clearing for a helicopter to land ? This should be your clue> "through the rugged terrain of the tropical rain forest" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted September 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, rskdev21 said: This should be your clue> "through the rugged terrain of the tropical rain forest" Yes....until.....they arrived at the village . From the full article : for which treatment would be almost impossible, due to the rugged terrain, and the only means of rapid transport being by helicopter. A long time ago , people who lived in forests invented these ingenious things called ' clearings '. Damn clever thinking. Edited September 12, 2021 by Denim 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rbkk Posted September 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2021 I think they are at more risk from Covid-19 from the outsiders arriving. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, rbkk said: I think they are at more risk from Covid-19 from the outsiders arriving. Spot on . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WhiteBuffaloATM Posted September 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2021 and then repeat for second jab…… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDinosaw Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, WhiteBuffaloATM said: and then repeat for second jab…… for the 2nd trip it might be a good idea to make it when it is not raining. The route will be easily to manage then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteBuffaloATM Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 and the more efficient helicopter option probably one hundred times more expensive than the jungle trek……. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postmaster Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Would it have been impossible for the Karen’s to get to the 3 Pagoda Pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hats off to ALL health volunteers who are helping their local communities and some not so local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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