At least 20 people killed in the blast near Erawan Shrine in ‪Bangkok Monday night and 125 people were injured and sought medical help, a police spokesman on Tuesday morning revised the death toll and said that earlier reports of 22 deaths was because of confusion over identifying body parts.(photo by Tianle Wang, Yichun Yu / People's Daily Bangkok Bureau)

A friend and traveling companion of the Shanghai man killed in the Bangkok blast on Monday evening yesterday spoke of the “chaos” caused by the deadly explosion, according to a report by xinmin.cn.

Six Chinese nationals were among the fatalities after a bomb was detonated at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist site in the heart of the Thai capital.

The report did not name the man from Shanghai, but said that he was 38 years old.

His friend, surnamed Gu, was quoted as saying that another of his friends was hurt in the blast. The report did not elaborate.

Meanwhile, online travel company Ctrip was cited as saying it will remove Erawan Shrine from its tour itineraries as a safety measure.

It currently has 2,950 customers in Bangkok and has warned them to avoid the area, the report said.

The company was cited as saying it will give “partial refunds” to people who have Bangkok trips booked for between today and Friday.

Online travel operator Tuniu was cited as saying it will give full refunds on Bangkok hotel bookings for today through August 24.

Travel agency Tongcheng has told its guides to adjust their tour routes to avoid the area where the explosion happened, the report said.

Although the China National Tourism Administration has not issued a travel warning regarding Thailand, some people are taking no chances, it said.

Local woman Anna Zhu was quoted as saying she had canceled her seven-day trip to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, which was set to start on August 28.

“Safety is the most important thing now,” she said.

Zhu received a full refund on her hotel booking but lost the entire cost of her air tickets, the report said.

“I am angry, as travel agencies and airlines should be flexible under such circumstances,” she said.

Thailand was the second-most popular overseas destination last year for Shanghai tourists.