One dead, over 1,200 houses damaged by thunderstorms in 24 provinces

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One dead, over 1,200 houses damaged by thunderstorms in 24 provinces

By The Nation

 

 

One person was killed and 1,293 houses were damaged as thunderstorms raged through 24 provinces nationwide this week, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department announced on Friday.

 

Chayapol Thitisak, director general of the department, told reporters that thunderstorms hit 189 villages in 98 tambon in 57 districts of 24 provinces between Monday and Thursday.

 

A person was killed in Chachoengsao, he added.

 

Chayapol said officials from his department provided immediate help to affected people and were surveying the damage to provide compensation to those affected as outlined in Finance Ministry regulations.

 

 

The affected provinces included the four northern provinces of Phetchabun, Kamphaengphet, Uthai Thani and Nakhon Sawan, two central provinces of Lop Buri and Pathum Thani, two eastern provinces of Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao and two southern provinces of Phuket and Krabi.

 

Chayapol said the 14 northeastern provinces affected were Si Sa Ket, Amnart Charoen, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Buri Ram, Roi Et, Nong Bua Lamphu, Mahasarakham, Loei, Yasothon, Chaiyaphum, Sakon Nakhon, and Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

 

Chayapol said his department has coordinated with disaster prevention centres in at-risk provinces to remain on alert on an around-the-clock basis, as the Meteorological Department predicted mores storms for Friday and Saturday.

 

He said affected people can call 1784 at any time of day or night if they need urgent help.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30340571

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-03-09

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Almost 1,300 houses damaged by summer storms 

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation today (March 9) reported that summer storms have ravaged 24 provinces causing damages to 1,293 houses with one casualty.

 

Director-general of the department Chayapol Thitisakdi said summer storms during March 5-8 have wreaked havoc to 189 villages in 57 districts of  24 provinces in the North, Northeast, Central Region, East and  South.

 

He said of the 24 provinces hit by summer storms, four were in the North, 14 in the Northeast, two in the Central, two in the East, and two in the South.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/almost-1300-houses-damaged-summer-storms/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-03-09

[RichardColeman]

Story about the 3 little pigs comes to mind after looking at the photos.

Edited March 10, 2018 by RichardColeman

[toofarnorth]

' Excuse me lady in the red and white top , could you point to damage , I can't see any .'

[PAIBKK]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Story about the 3 little pigs comes to mind after looking at the photos.

It's just the Thai and their constructions that fail.

Edited March 10, 2018 by PAIBKK

[billd766]

49 minutes ago, PAIBKK said:

It's just the Thai and their constructions that fail.

 

Really neither my house nor my next door neighbours here in rural Khampaeng Phet were damaged and both were built by Thais.

 

The single electricity did go out for 6 1/2 hours, come back for an hour, then go down for another couple of hours before it came back properly.

 

The PEA crews were overwhelmed with repairs but did a good job despite the bad weather in the beginning.

[Nong Khai Man]

Meanwhile in Nong Khai,We Had that much Rain.......................It Actually " Wet " The Roads !!!!!

[thaiguzzi]

9 hours ago, PAIBKK said:

It's just the Thai and their constructions that fail.

Yawn....

[ratcatcher]

10 hours ago, PAIBKK said:

It's just the Thai and their constructions that fail.

It's called storm damage and even happens in places like the USA and the UK, where everything is built to 100% standards..............if ya know what I mean?

[Stargeezr]

toofarnorth, you are plainly insulting. How would you like it if your home was destroyed, and many of the 

things inside are also damaged or destroyed as well. Try to think before rushing to type.

Geezer

[mick220675]

The storm that hit our village a few days ago was as strong as I have seen. The hail stones were big, they damaged one of my solar panels.

 

Normally with the first drop of rain our electricity goes off. Thanks to recent upgrade work and despite all the rain, wind and hail the lights never went off.