BANGKOK: Flash floods killed at least two people and swept through hundreds of houses in northern Thailand, authorities said after tropical storm Sinlaku dumped heavy rains on 18 provinces over the weekend.
Muddy, waist-high waters poured into homes in rural areas on Sunday (Aug 2). Soldiers used small boats to rescue villagers and handed out aid packs in Loei, the worst-hit province.
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By Monday morning, residents in rubber boots were out clearing debris from the storm that uprooted trees, pulled down electricity poles and tore sheet roofs from some buildings.
In this undated handout photo released by the Royal Thai Army on Aug 3, 2020, soldiers clear debris of destroyed houses during rescue operations in a village affected flash floods in Loei province, northern Thailand region. (Photo: AFP)
"The flood came very fast, my family couldn't grab anything," said Rattiya Panich as she cleaned her house. Two people died, according to the interior ministry.
Sinlaku also hit Laos and Vietnam, where it killed another two people on Sunday in the provinces of Hoa Binh and Quang Ninh, Voice of Vietnam reported.
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