Lemon-sized hailstones hit 700 homes around Udon Thani
by Seksanti Kalayanawisut
“Some of the hailstones were as big as a lemon.”
Udon Thani provincial authorities have inspected around 700 homes in Mueang, Phen, Ban Phue, Si That and Kumphawapi districts that were damaged in a freak hailstorm last night.
At Tambon Nikhom Songkhro in Mueang district, Udon Thani deputy governor Pramote Thanyapheud led officials to check out damage and offer assistance to affected residents – two of whom had suffered slight injuries from lemon-sized hailstones.
Most of the damaged properties had punctured roofs and/or fallen trees. Some areas experiencing blown-away advertising billboards, traffic signs and election posters.
Ban Nong Lak resident 35 year old Monreudee Phasing recalled that there had been heavy rain around 10pm on Monday, followed by gusty winds and a 10 minute hailstorm.
“Some of the hailstones were as big as a lemon and they punctured my roof. The subsequent blackout left us in the dark, soaked by rain inside our own home,” she said.
SOURCE: The Nation
