Two of the raft houses were badly damaged. He said his office had stressed to the operators of raft houses to properly follow safety measures and regularly conduct safety drills and this had paid off. A tourist said they rented three raft houses for a sightseeing tour and a party from an operator. At about 7pm, when the rafts were in the middle of the Srinakarin Dam lake, a powerful storm hit. (Photos by Piyarach Chongcharoen)Click "play" to listen to Powerful storm gives tourists a scare in Srinakarin Dam lake and "Download" to keep this file for educational purpose.

Source: Bangkok Post April 03, 2017 03:33 UTC