Whirlwinds hit Greater Bangkok
published : 5 Oct 2021 at 12:49
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Sutthiwit Chayutworakan
Many houses were damaged by whirlwinds which swept through Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan on Monday evening.
Starting about 6pm, whirlwinds hit several housing estates.
The violent windstorm toppled many trees, which fell onto houses and brought down electrical wires. "Tens of houses" were reported damaged and at least seven cars.
Objects were snatched up and sent whirling through the sky, and finally falling to the ground in residential areas when the storm subsided. They included a large iron sheet weighing about 100 kilogrammes.
A local woman said when the storm started she ran into her house and shut all the doors and windows.
It felt like the house was being shaken by someone with enormous strength and debris kept falling on the roof, making loud noises. The roof of her house was damaged.
A local man was watching TV when he heard what sounded like rainstorm moving in. He went outside and saw two whirlwinds spinning over the area. His house was damaged, and all the windows shattered, he said.
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Vocabulary
- debris: broken pieces that are left when something large has been destroyed - เศษ ซากปรักหักพัง ซากสิ่งของที่ถูกทำลาย
- roof (noun): the structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle - หลังคา
- shattered: broken into many pieces - ที่แตกกระจาย
- snatch: to take or get something quickly - ฉุด, ฉก, ดึง, กระชาก, คว้า
- subside: to become weaker, less violent, or less severe - ลดลง
- topple: to cause to fall - คว่ำลงมา
- violent: involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill somebody - รุนแรง, ร้ายแรง, สาหัส
- whirlwind: a situation or series of events where a lot of things happen very quickly; a very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage - สิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว, ลมหมุน
