April 22, 200520 yr Hundreds of houses destroyed in hail storm CHIANG RAI: -- Hundreds of houses have been destroyed in a summer hail storm in the northern province of Chiang Rai. No one was injured. The hail storm hit a village in Muang district on Thursday night. The local authorities have surveyed the damage and assessed the needs of the affected villagers. Meanwhile, a large tree fell on a road in Toeng district causing a road accident. Four cars were involved and several passengers sustained minor injuries. The accident created a traffic jam as rescue workers had to spent several hours clearing the road. --TNA 2005-04-22
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