webfact Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Over 1,000 houses damaged by gusty winds on April 27-28BANGKOK: -- More than 1,000 houses in ten northern, northeastern and central provinces sustained complete or partial damages from gusty winds during thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, said the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on Friday.Hardest hit among the ten provinces were Si Sa Ket, Roi Et and Nakhon Sawan provinces on Thursday where the number of houses damaged by gusty winds were 367,170 and 150 respectively.Officials from the department and relevant officials have inspected the damages and initial help has been provided to the victims.Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department issued an announcement today warning of summer thunderstorms and gusty winds today and tomorrow in northern, northeastern, central and eastern regions as a consequence of the collision of high pressure system from China with hot spells covering the areas.Provinces to be affected include Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Phrae, Uttradit, Phetchabun, Loei, Nong Khai, Bung Karn, Nong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Sakhon Nakhon, Roi Et, Yasothon, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasim, Buriram, Surin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Lop Buri, Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, Trat and Chanthaburi. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/161615 -- Thai PBS 2016-04-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Just a bird landing on a house like that could damage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff56 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Calling them houses is a bit of a stretch. Probably more like Sakdina shacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Calling them houses is a bit of a stretch. Probably more like Sakdina shacks. It was a home to somebody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 That home is a mansion compared to some I see along the railroads tracks here in Bangkok. Unfortunately, many people live in poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Just a bird landing on a house like that could damage it. Even when you're always right, I have to disagree with your post. A butterfly couple on honeymoon could make that happen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowny77 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I must admit that from around 7pm to 9pm we had some really heavy wind with great big drops of rain. Luckily our electric held out and there seems to be no damage, just lots of fallen leaves from our neighbours trees. This is in Uttaradit city, I did hear that it worse further out from the city. One good thing from it though is the temperature has dipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Did someone fart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Big bad wolf would have a field day here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 from OP: Hardest hit among the ten provinces were Si Sa Ket, Roi Et and Nakhon Sawan provinces on Thursday where the number of houses damaged by gusty winds were 367,170 and 150 respectively. What a difference a space makes. I mentally gasped when I read that over 350,000 houses were damaged. Then the light came on. Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom4life Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) That I can trust?...trust in over-dramatic, misleading, fear-mongering news. Edited April 30, 2016 by freedom4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) For the many Farang commenters, I would suggest that you take a drive around the country of Thailand, when you are there for more than a couple of weeks. I have seen many poor villages, and towns, as well as major cities where a lot of the population is very poor. They cannot afford to build houses like the majority of you fellow commenters , live in. The Canadian equivalent to some of those structures are our old mobile homes, or Modular units of 20 to 30 years ago. I even have a few relatives that live in old houses on the farm that would get damaged if the storms were too violent. I have friends that live in Chiang Mai, Roi Et, and Nong Khai, I hope they are all okay and that their homes are not too damaged by these storms. I guess that even a nice tropical country like Thailand can have storms that make everyone realize that the tropics are not always the paradise that some of us think they are. Geezer Edited April 30, 2016 by Stargrazer9889 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yes, there has been lots of hot air. Mostly from the government's mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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