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Summer storm wreaks havoc on 2 districts of northeast Thailand province

One of 10 toppled power posts is seen in That Phanom district, photo by Pattanapong Sripiachai, Bangkok Post.

A summer storm wreaked havoc on two districts of Thailand’s northeast Nakhon Phanom province. Around 70 houses in That Phanom and Renu Nakhon districts were damaged yesterday afternoon, according to authorities.

In That Phanom district, both Moo 3 and Moo 8 villages of Tambon Phon Phaeng faced heavy showers, strong gusts of wind, and thunderstorms for approximately an hour. As a result, around 50 homes had their rooftops blown away by the intense storm, with approximately ten of them suffering significant damages. The estimated cost of repair for each house has been calculated to be around 50,000 Thai Baht.

Additionally, ten power poles were knocked down by the high winds, causing a complete power outage in the two villages. In Nathon sub-district, also in That Phanom…

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