Recounting Korat’s Mass Shooting with Rescue 18 | กู้ภัยเมืองโคราช สว่างเมตตาฯ

March 16, 2020

29 dead, 58 injured. This was the aftermath of a gunman’s recent rampage through Korat, a city in Thailand.

An emergency response team tells us what it was like to be at the frontline of this tragedy.

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Special thanks to Khaosod English & มูลนิธิ สว่างเมตตาธรรมสถาน นครราชสีมา for sharing with us stories and footage of their experience.

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