webfact Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Over 1,000 houses damaged as tropical storm rattles Ranong By The Nation Tropical storm Sinlaku hit the southern region of Thailand hard, damaging more than 1,000 houses in Ranong province's Pak Nam subdistrict. The storm landed at 6am on Sunday (August 2) and continued for an hour. Pak Nam is a community located near Andaman Sea, resulting in a severe hit from the storm. Other residential areas were also affected by the storm, such as Suksamran district where several houses slid into the sea due to the powerful current. Ranong Governor Chatuphot Piyammaputra visited the damaged areas and ordered the Office for Prevention and Mitigation in the province to rescue the residents of the affected areas. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392326 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-08-03 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Amazing Thailand. A storm that was located in Vietnam on Sunday all of a sudden moved to Ranong's Pak Nam subdistrict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I've seen stronger cattle sheds ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Star Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 7 hours ago, hotchilli said: I've seen stronger cattle sheds ! The storm ravaged coastal villages, collapsed weak walls, tin roofs, and many old buildings and sheds were destroyed while garbage was swept out to sea. Early official estimates are that it caused over 25 million baht worth of improvements... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 11 hours ago, Gold Star said: The storm ravaged coastal villages, collapsed weak walls, tin roofs, and many old buildings and sheds were destroyed while garbage was swept out to sea. Early official estimates are that it caused over 25 million baht worth of improvements... But 100 million bahts worth of recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkg Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I expect Ranong-based poster of the year 2019 Yinn will be along soon to tell us how the storm affected her town ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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