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Summer storm hits Isaan – power outages in many areas

A summer storm hits Isaan, causing damage to 2 Maha Sarakham Morlam troupes, their stages are completely destroyed, and in Bueng Kan Province, trees are falling. Power outage in many areas From the picture, you can see the severity of the summer storm, almost breaking trees in the wind. Cabinet falls over After that the power went out. As for this picture, it is the house or kingdom of "Joe Yomanil", the leader of the Mor Lam Sao Phet Ban Phaeng troupe. practice hall roof dormitory roof open Things are scattered. After a summer storm hit the area of ??Kosum Phisai District, Maha Sarakham Province yesterday evening (April 9). The caretaker of the little girl kingdom of Phet Ban Phaeng said that during the incident there was wind, rain, and hail. For a while, the wind blew up the roof of the practice hall. The entire band crashed into the training facility on the other side. The roof was blown off and fell into the rice fields. We are now waiting for the Subdistrict Administrative Organization to survey the damage. There are many people's homes affected by this summer storm. The Ban Phet Morlam group of girls posted a clip of the severity of the storm. The fan page has come to give overwhelming support. along with saying that it was fortunate that no one was injured or in any danger, while Joe Yomanil or Yomanil Namwongsa also posted on Facebook. There were many people who came to give encouragement. The other part is Mor Lam Phet Lam Phloen group which are located not far from each other The force of the storm damaged the performance stage. Ajarn Loi, the leader of the troupe's comedy team, said that when the storm came, the team was pulling the ropes to prevent it from being damaged by the strong winds. But the storm came very quickly. When he finished tying the rope, he came down. But the wind that comes is a whirlwind. Make the scaffolding, the last panel with the LED screen mounted. And almost every electrical system is broken. causing damage to the LED screen Tonight there is a live performance scheduled and must be moved to the floor below. Not live on stage Mr. Chalong Phuengkhoksung, Kosum Phisai District Chief Give orders to the district secretary for defense. Coordinate with local government organizations, kamnans, and village headmen in each area. Went to the area to survey the damage and provide basic assistance. A summer storm hit a beach in the middle of the Mekong River, completely destroying it. In Bueng Kan Province, during the middle of the night, a summer storm hit. Starting with a strong wind blowing Then there was rain alternating with thunder for more than 30 minutes and light rain until morning, creating moisture in many areas. After encountering hot weather The temperature has been as high as 43 degrees Celsius for more than a week. and helps reduce smog small dust particles After the rain stopped, in the morning we surveyed the damage and found broken trees in many areas. Resulting in power outages in many places. Including the Ban Phan Lam raw water pumping station, Village No. 2, Wis it Subdistrict, Mueang Bueng Kan District. The electrical transformer is damaged. making it impossible to produce tap water Villagers in the municipality have no water to use. A large billboard was also damaged by the strong winds. As for the Suksamran Beach area In the middle of the Mekong River that is open as a water tourist attraction during Songkran The wind blew away the canvas tents of shops that were open for food service in the middle of the Mekong River. Almost all of more than 20 stores were damaged, including products placed in the stores being blown away by the wind and water. Things are scattered. Luckily it was during the night when the storm hit. There are no tourists or shop operators on the beach. So no one was injured. There was only property damage. While in Chiang Mai Province this morning, the smog and toxic dust that covered it was thin from every day. Doi Suthe can be seen camouflaged. After not being able to see for many days Toxic dust values ??decreased slightly. After last night there was a strong wind storm. Rain and hail fell in some areas, such as Doi Tao District, helping to reduce the toxic dust. But this morning, in many areas of Chiang Mai, PM 2.5 dust levels are still above the standard. by hourly dust values ??from the Climate Change Information Center Chiang Mai University Highest at 9:00 a.m., Mueang Ngai Subdistrict, Chiang Dao District, 352 micrograms per cubic meter. In the city it still exceeds 100 micrograms per cubic meter. However, the smog and dust problem has not affected travel during Songkran much. This can be seen from the passenger forecast at Chiang Mai Airport. There should be more than 24,000 people per day, an increase from the normal period of 22,000 people per day, or a 16 percent increase compared to last year's Songkran period. While today the IQ Air website Ranked Chiang Mai at 8:00 a.m. as having the 9th worst air quality in the world. It is reported that Sri Lanna National Park officials arrested a 66-year-old man for illegally getting forest prod ucts. Along with the items, 1 lighter, 1 kilogram of bee eggs, 2 kilograms of wild honey, inside the pickup truck of the accused. In the area of ??the mountain forest, Village No. 9, Mae Pang Subdistrict, Phrao District, he was taken along with the seized items to the Long Khod Police Station investigators to be prosecuted according to law. Source: Thai News Agency