Nakhon Phanom recovers from 'worst rainstorm in 50 years'
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Nakhon Phanom governor Adisak Thep-art yesterday led officials and soldiers of the Nakhon Phanom Army Circle to inspect damage and provide aid to affected residents after 500 homes in Si Songkhram and Tha Uthen districts were hit by the "worst rainstorm i
The storm occurred at 7pm on Monday and villages in four tambons (Ban Kha, Thabo Songkhram, Nakham and Si Songkhram) in Si Songkhram district were hardest hit. The 300-pupil Ban Kha School’s five buildings were damaged – two of them severely – and yesterday officials announced that the school would be indefinitely closed for repairs. The rainstorm also ravaged 100 homes at Ban Kud Jok in the neighbouring Sakhon Nakhon province’s Arkat-amnuay district.
