Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm have buffeted coastal villages and famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand’s east coast, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding roads. Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm have buffeted coastal villages and famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand’s east coast, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding roads. It appeared that Tropical Storm Pabuk caused aggravation during the country’s high tourist season but less damage than had been feared. Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Pabuk (AP Photo/Thanis Sudto)The Meteorological Department said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 40mph at late afternoon, down from 47mph when it hit land shortly after noon. A tropical storm in 1962 killed more than 900 people in the south.

Source: Irish Independent January 04, 2019 15:33 UTC