Several Thai areas affected by tropical storms

THAILAND, May 6 (TNA) - Several Thai areas, especially those in the North and Northeast, have been hit by tropical storms, coupled with hailstones in some areas. In Chiang Mai Province in the Thai North, at least 100 households in San Sai District were destroyed by tropical storms, causing some households to have no shelters and prompting local authorities to have surveyed damages for further assistance, while also removing fallen branches of trees in affected areas. In Nakhon Sawan Province in the Lower Thai North, more than 500 households in several areas were also destroyed and large trees were uprooted, about 200 of them are in Nong Kradon Sub-district in Muang District alone, prompting local administrative officials to have surveyed damages across the province before delivering assistance to affected poeple. In Uttaradit Province, also in the Lower Thai North, reportedly faced with the worst tropical storm in 100 years, especially in Lab Lae District, where fist-sized hailstones struck and left holes on the roofs of about 50 households in eight villages. In Nakhon Phanom Province in the Thai Northeast, local authorities were inspecting areas damaged by a tropical storm on May 5 so that assistance would be provided to affected people. It was the second time in one month that Nakhon Phanom was hit by strong tropical storms, damaging more than 2,000 households so far, while three people and five cattle have been killed by lightning. (TNA)