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According to initial reports from the provincial office of public disaster prevention and mitigation, approximately 600 houses were damaged when heavy rain and hail storms hit Chiang Mai.
Several utility poles were knocked down by the strong wind causing extensive blackouts in Mae Hia sub-district. Seventeen sub-districts in Mueang, Mae Rim, San Kamphaeng and San Sai were affected by the storms.
Damaged roofs and severe flooding affected several hundred houses in Suthep sub-district of Mueang district. In Mae Rim district, traffic on a road linking Huai Sai, Khilek, Saluang, Me Raem, Rim Nuea, Rim Tai and San Pong was temporarily blocked by fallen trees.