Lightning knocks out power in Sattahip for 12 hours

[Rimmer]

Lightning knocks out power in Sattahip for 12 hours

SATTAHIP:--A lightning strike that felled three electric poles cut power for 12 hours in Sattahip.

Power throughout the district was affected by the April 8 blackout when lightning hit a power pole near Sukhumvit Road. The pole fell and dragged down two others, damaging 15 rooms in a commercial building near Sukhumvit Road.

Four vehicles also sustained damage, though no one was hurt. Total damage was estimated at 2 million baht.

- See more at: http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/lightning-knocks-out-power-in-sattahip-for-12-hours-46293#sthash.jjKFewul.dpuf

-- Pattaya Mail 2015-04-17

[Chao Lao Beach]

This went far inland as well, knocked out a huge area.

[johng]

That photo is from the storm damage a couple of weeks ago.....they got the power back after that in only a couple of hours.

Yesterday's power outage was for about 11 hours phew it was hot hot hot without a fan.