Storms damage houses, temples in Khon Kaen

KHON KAEN: A wild storm damaged 357 houses and three temples at two villages in Chonnabot district on Sunday afternoon.

Duanpen Noramat, an assistant district chief, described the storm as the strongest in several decades. It hit the municipal area of Chonnabot district about 3.30pm.

Mrs Duanpen said she and other officials had inspected the storm-hit area. They learned that 357 houses in two villages had reported damage, some of it major.

Three temples were also hard-hit. At Wat Pho Srisa-ard in Chonnabot Municipality one side of the temple wall was knocked down by fallen trees.

Fortunately, there were no deaths or injuries. Overall damage was still being assessed.

Riab Tukaew, 59, of Moo…