Storm knocks down power poles across 2km in Lat Krabang district
TORRENTIAL rain and strong winds toppled several electricity poles across a two-kilometre stretch of Chalong Krung road, Lat Krabang district, this evening (June 26) leading to several people being injured and over 30 vehicles and houses damaged, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 said. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said this long line of poles fell like dominos from […]
Read More12 fishing boats capsize amid strong winds, high waves
THE SOUTHERN region is being hit by strong winds and high waves with 12 fishing boats having capsized in Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning (Apr. 16) and many fishermen missing while a ferry in Surat Thani sank halfway at noon, TV Channel 7 said. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department received a report that […]
Read MoreFierce winds rip through southern district destroying homes
STRONG winds toppled trees and damaged around a hundred houses while huge waves further eroded the coast of a Nakhon Si Thammarat district today (Feb. 26) as a result of an intense low pressure cell covering Malaysia and lower southern Thailand that also unleashed very heavy rain, Naewna newspaper said. Deputy Governor Mr. Sanan Sonthimuang […]
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