{
  "id": 18212395,
  "title": "Tourists Flee as Sudden Whirlwind Strikes Phuket Beach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/tourists-flee-as-sudden-whirlwind-strikes-phuket-beach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T23:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/phuket/whirlwind-phuket-beach/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PHUKET – A sudden whirlwind struck a crowded beach in Phuket, Thailand, sending hundreds of terrified tourists running quickly for immediate cover. The powerful weather anomaly hit the shoreline on Tuesday afternoon without warning, scattering beach chairs and umbrellas across the dry sand. Local authorities reported no major injuries, though the sheer force of the unexpected […] The post…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}