BANGKOK, 17 April 2013 – A summer storm has swept through Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, destroying houses and factories, while officials are speeding up help for victims.
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province has been heavily hit by a summer storm. Hardest hit is Pak Phun Subdistrict where a large brick-producing factory was located. According to Nakhon Si Thammarat Governor Viroj Jivarungsan, 7 houses and 3 factories were brought to the ground. The total damage is worth millions of baht.
The owner of a damaged factory told the reporter that it was only a 3-minute storm, but its impacts were devastating. Fortunately, nobody was killed or injured by the incident, thanks to the long holidays as all workers were on their vacation when the factory collapsed.
The governor went on to say that he had ordered related agencies to step up relief operations for the victims, including surveys of damaged houses which need to be restored immediately.
