Big Storm last night

There was a huge storm last night and there are lots of trees down. These photos were taken by a friend who was up bright and early this morning and saw the damage around camp. This is the playground which has been decimated:


This is the boat club and the tennis courts. No-one has been hurt thank goodness.

This is part of the Boat Club roof that landed in the car park

And this is someone's house

And some of the trees down around camp:

Shell Housing Committee sent this warning today:

Dear Piasau Camp and Taman Bayshore residents.
As you are all aware, there was a severe storm last night with strong winds, which resulted in numerous felled trees and branches around camp. Shell Infrastructure Services and their contractor TMR have been working extremely hard to assess the damage and deal with immediate dangers and road blockages as quickly as possible.
At present, the Housing Committee can convey the following information:
1. No one was physically injured during the storm.
2. A minimum of 3 houses on camp, and one house at Taman Bayshore sustained significant damage from felled trees and high winds (house nos. 232, 214 and 58).
3. The Piasau Boat Club will be closed for the next 3 days due to damage to the building and grounds. Please avoid this area and allow the crews to conduct their work.
4. MEIS and TMR are currently concentrating on removing trees fallen onto houses and roadways. This work involves heavy lifts. For your own safety, please avoid these areas.
5. MEIS are also currently assessing damages to those houses and facilities affected and initiating repair plans. 6. MEIS have communicated with SESCO to assist in removing trees fallen across electrical cables. Please exercise extreme caution around these areas.
If you have sustained any felled trees or damage at your house that has not yet been assessed by MEIS or contractors please phone the following numbers:
Piasau Camp: 665177
Taman Bayshore: Raymond Kong (Tel: 019 8154388) or Mr Kam, tel: 013 835 6199
As you can imagine, MEIS and TMR are extremely stretched today, and may only have time to deal with the most pressing cases. Your understanding is appreciated.
We will try to keep you informed of any other relevant developments.

It was certainly scary here at home. The storm hit with a bang and our patio furniture got thrown around a bit. The house next door has tiles off the roof today but we don't think we have any damage. Last night Howard was away in KK and so I was having a pizza and film night next door with Hatsie and we ORDERED PIZZA. Nothing strange in that, except that the pizza delivery man comes on a scooter. The order was made before the storm and we didn't expect to see him, but right in the middle of it, the scooter and pizza man turned up. I tipped him well and asked him to stay with us to be safe, but he was insistent and left again. I hope he took refuge with our security guards at the gate. I have heard that the locals have not seen such a storm in a very long time.

Shell have issued another warning for tonight as another storm is on the way. Apparently they are the tail end of the cyclone that hit Burma