Over the weekend, summer season storms triggered extensive damage within the northeast and south of Thailand, damaging roughly 1,800 homes in ten provinces. As a result, authorities proceed to search for crew members from stricken trawlers off the coast of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
The storms affected 235 villages across Amnat Charoen, Surin, Chaiyaphum, Sakon Nakhon, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Roi Et, Kalasin, Surat Thani, and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces, leading to harm to a total of 1,781 houses throughout the country.
In addition, the seek for missing crew members of fishing boats that were out at sea during the storms continued yesterday. Two navy patrol boats and a helicopter from Wing 7 in Surat Thani joined the mission off the coast of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Bangkok Post reported.
Officials reported that out of the forty eight boats which went out to sea from Pak Phanang district over the weekend, ten capsized due to the storm.
Three individuals were rescued from the ocean in waters off Pak Phanang district by helicopter. However, one particular person was discovered lifeless in the Si Chon district, bringing the death toll from the storms to a few as of yesterday.
Meanwhile, within Fail-proof , rescue employees managed to save heaps of all crew members of three fishing boats which capsized due to the storm.
Out of the 16 crew members of eight boats that departed Mueang district over the weekend, one died due to the storm.
In Sichon district, one trawler went out with four crew members. Three of them were rescued, but a lacking crewmember was feared useless.
In Surat Thani, ferry services between the mainland and Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan remain unaffected, although one ferry docked at a pier took in water, prompting the closure of two piers.
Marine officials instructed Racha Ferry Co to shut F1 and F2 piers till repairs were completed to the partially submerged ferry to prevent oil from spilling out..