Thailand, Thunderstorms and Gusts in North, Northeast, and Central Regions

(update as of 22 May) The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation would like to report the daily disaster situation as follows: 1. Windstorm From the cyclone situation of "Am Phan" in the middle of the Bay of Bengal moving into the bay of Upper Bengal and the People‘ Republic of Bangladesh resulting in the southerwesterly winds blowing over the Andaman Sea and the stronger over the southern region. This caused Thailand to experience heavy rains and strong wind-waves around the Andaman Sea during the day. From 17 May to 22 May, thunderstorms and gusts in fourteen (14) provinces (Nan, Phrae, Lamphun, Lampang, Nong Bua, Lam Phu, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Kalasin, Surin, Amnat Charoen, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Sing Bu), 507 houses have been damaged. No persons died or was injured. At present, the situation has been resolved in every province. Between 18-21 May 2020, there was no report of a flash flood. Details: 1. Northern region - 4 provinces, 5 districts, 5 sub-districts, 15 villages, 106 houses damaged 2. Northeastern region - 6 provinces, 16 districts, 32 sub-districts, 68 villages, 319 houses damaged. 3. Central region - 4 provinces, 5 districts, 5 sub-districts, 11 villages, 82 damaged houses.