{
  "id": 16986241,
  "title": "Phuket Mayor Blames Deadly Mudslides on Illegal Hill Builds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/phuket-mayor-blames-deadly-mudslides-on-illegal-hill-builds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:48:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/phuket/phuket-mayor-mudslides/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PHUKET – Local leaders have launched urgent safety inspections across Phuket after torrential monsoon rains triggered disastrous landslides down populated resort hillsides. The island mayor directly blamed unrestrained slope encroachment for weakening the soil and sending heavy mud straight into residential neighborhoods below. Emergency response teams continue digging through debris across…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}