More than 200 homes were damaged after a storm ripped through Bueng Kan, northeastern Thailand on Friday night (April 24).<br /><br />Terrified residents fled after powerful winds blew down walls and tore off roofs leaving properties in ruins.<br /><br />Provincial government officers arrived the next morning and surveyed the aftermath of the storm.<br /><br />In one of the villages, they found 171 houses severely damaged and several more in neigbouring districts.<br /><br />District sheriff Theerapon Khanpanplerng sent teams to the area to help the locals repair their damaged properties.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the sub-district governor Thongchai Pongsri said the government office will provide materials for the locals and some aid money to help them rebuild their homes.<br /><br />He said: "Initially, we will buy the materials and provide a workforce to help with repairs while residents whose houses were severely damaged will receive additional aid money."
