Phayao village lashed by stormPHAYAO: About 50 houses at a village in Muang district of this northern province were damaged and power poles brought down by a summer storm, causing a four-hour blackout on Saturday afternoon, local media reported. Prapan Thianwiharn, mayor of the Tambon Mae Ka Municipality, said the violent storm hit tambon Mae Ka at about 4pm. Hardest hit was Mo Kaeng Tong village, where about 50 houses were damaged. Many power poles were also brought down in succession for a distance of more than 10 kilometres from tambon Mae Ka to a part of Ngao district of nearby Lampang province, leaving the area without electricity for about four hours. Tambon Mae Ka Municipality workers had also removed fallen trees from the roads, allowing traffic to resume.

Source: Bangkok Post June 14, 2020 02:26 UTC