Tragic Storm Hits Ubon Ratchathani: Girl Killed as Wall Collapses, 1,000 Houses Damaged

The storm hit hard! The wall of the house collapsed and the girl died. More than 1,000 houses were damaged.

On the evening of May 6, a summer storm hit many areas of Ubon Ratchathani province. More than 1,000 homes were damaged, especially in Yang Yophap sub-district. Muang Sam Sib District Ubon Ratchathani Province The storm hit people’s homes, damaging more than 100 homes. After the storm subsided, the villagers tried to take the girl to Muang Sam Sip Hospital, but the girl died in time.

Reporters went to the area to investigate the scene, which was a one-story residence. The wall is made of brick blocks and has not yet been plastered. In the middle of a rice field at the entrance to the town. Inside the house, Mr Sibu Aemot, 59 years old, was found collecting rubbish and household items. There were neighbors who came to question and encourage him about the incident.

Mr. Sibu told reporters that the deceased and the injured were his grandchildren. The injured person was 10 years old and the deceased was 8 years old At the time of the incident, a total of 5 people were together, including himself, his wife , and a grandson outside, while two grandsons were taking shelter from the rain. the house During that time, there was a storm (whirlwind). . So he called his wife and nephew to help remove the bricks from the bodies of his two grandchildren.

At that time, the deceased girl was still conscious and could speak and said she had chest pains. So he went to ask for help from a neighbor to help take his brother to the hospital. Eventually, the grandson died at Muang Sam Sip Hospital. The other grandson is safe. The doctor sent him to the hospital for observation.

This is for the dead girl’s body. Now I have to drop him off at Muang Sam Sib Hospital first. Because the city was hit by a storm and almost the entire city was destroyed. The electric pole was broken and there was no electricity since last night.

Mr. Charoen Panyati, 84 years old, said that this storm damaged more than 70 houses, especially Ban Nong Song Hong He had never encountered anything like this in his entire 84-year life. Although, he was never in the city, this time was the worst.