Thai prison set on fire during riot over coronavirus cluster, some inmates wounded

This frame grab from video footage taken on December 17, 2021 and received on December 18 courtesy of Thapakorn Srithong via AFPTV shows a fire set by prisoners during a two-day riot over the handling of a Covid-19 coronavirus cluster, at a prison in Krabi. - AFP

BANGKOK, Dec 18 (AFP): Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of a coronavirus cluster, with some inmates wounded as officers sought to restore order.

Thai prisons are notoriously overcrowded and have struggled to curb the spread of the virus -- more than 87,000 inmates have been infected with 185 recorded deaths, according to the Corrections Department.