A street food vendor was killed by a falling tree after taking shelter under it during a storm in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeastern Thailand.<br /><br />The rescue team were contacted by the locals after they saw the tree on top of the unconscious vendor.<br /><br />Somchuen Meesuk, 61,was found dead under the enormous strum which the rescuers had to saw to retrieve her trapped body.<br /><br />The locals said they were shocked as they saw the tree falling. One of them said: "We contacted the emergency services right away after we saw the tree fell down and we hoped she would survive.<br /><br />"It was tragic as we always see her using this path to the market where she sells street food."
