Thousands stranded due to storm on Thailand’s southern gulf coast

Bangkok: A fisherman was killed and thousands of people were left stranded on Thailand’s southern gulf coast as Storm Pabuk made landfall on Friday. More than 30,000 people were evacuated. The storm made landfall at 12.45 p.m. in the Nakhon Si Thammarat province with sustained winds of 75 km per hour amid flights and ferry services cancelled since Thursday, according to Thailand’s Meteorological Department. Some of the country’s most popular tourist destinations, including Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao islands, along with islands in the Andaman Sea such as Phuket and Koh Phi Phi were expected to be affected by the storm during the peak holiday season. (IANS)

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