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Denny Webster, who works at the site, helped the search by using an excavator to scoop out waste.

"There were about 15 houses here, we need an excavator."

This week excavators were slowly filling in the hole and the council insisted it was sticking to its timetable to finish the repairs by Christmas.

Yu scribbled the design on a napkin during his flight to Bangkok to meet Chatchanin, keeping it simple enough to be achievable — at least in theory — with only a single excavator.

Nearby, is a patch of grass that has been turned into a simple memorial garden - beneath is where excavators will investigate what is believed to be a secret burial site for hundreds of children.