Elderly woman chops tree following storm that hit her village

An elderly woman chops a fallen palm tree following a storm that hit her village in Surin, northeast Thailand. She was using the fallen timber for fire wood for cooking. Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are nearing the end of their tropical monsoon rainy season, which last until late November. Soaring temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius are often followed by powerful tropical storms with thunder, lightning, rain and flash floods which cause rivers to flow faster and become dangerous. Many of the under-developed nations struggle to cope with the heavy rain due to under-investment infrastructure.