Several areas in the North including Chiang Mai and Lampang were hit by a hailstorm over the weekend, despite a recent cloud seeding attempts by the air force to prevent hail from forming in the clouds.
In Chiang Mai, summer storms and hail damaged hundreds of properties in four districts on Saturday, according to officials.
The local office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said yesterday that hailstorms were reported across 17 tambons in Mae Rim, Muang, San Kamphaeng and San Sai districts.
In Chiang Mai’s Muang district, hailstorms damaged 579 houses and farmland in Suthep sub-district.
Power poles collapsed onto roads and caused blackouts in Fa Ham sub-district. Houses were also damaged in Mae Hia and Nong Hoi sub-districts.
In Lampang, strong winds and hail were reported in Hang Chat and Muang districts, where some houses sustained minor…
