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Thai authorities have recovered the last body from the boat accident off the southern resort island of Phuket, raising the death toll to 47.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, on July 9, blamed Chinese tour operators for the death of more than 40 people in a boat accident off a resort island last weekend.

Helicopters and divers were deployed early on July 6 as the rescue mission resumed to search for missing people after a tourist boat capsized in rough seas off the island of Phuket, Thailand a day before.