Freak storm in Thailand leaves two dead, seven missing in seas off Nakhon Si Thammarat


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BANGKOK, April 17 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Two people are dead and seven are missing after a freak storm left a trail of destruction in the sea off Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Sunday (April 16).

Strong winds formed into a whirlwind in Pak Nakhon Bay, capsizing at least 12 boats in the Gulf of Thailand.

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