The tornado caused the winter-spring rice crop to fall down and many houses had their roofs blown off.
(Baonghean.vn) - Only lasting about 15 minutes, the tornado on the afternoon of May 9 caused damage to many households.
The storm lasted only about 15 minutes, heavy rain and strong winds appeared in many localities in Thanh Chuong and Nam Dan, causing heavy property damage to people.
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| A house's roof was blown away by a tornado. Photo: Huy Thu |
The wind swept through some households' houses, damaging their roofs, ripping off tiles and blowing away corrugated iron roofs. Thai Thi Duyen's house in Vo Liet commune, Thanh Chuong district was struck by lightning, and many tiles on the roof were blown off by the wind. Similarly, Nguyen Van Dong's house in Vo Liet commune also had a corrugated iron roof 10m long and 6m wide blown down to the garden of the house next door.
| A corrugated iron sheet was blown through a house by a tornado. Video. Huy Thu |
The heaviest damage was that many green and ready-to-harvest winter-spring rice fields of people in Thanh Chuong and Nam Dan districts... collapsed onto the fields, affecting productivity and output, making harvesting difficult.
Mr. Le Xuan Tan in Nam Xuan commune, Nam Dan district said: Although the storm was short, it caused many rice fields in the locality to collapse, which was very heartbreaking to see.
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| Many areas of rice near harvest were flattened. Photo by Huy Thu |
Up to now, there are no full statistics on the damage. Immediately after the storm, local people are overcoming the consequences, re-roofing and repairing houses, shops...
| Many areas of winter-spring rice were destroyed. Video: Huy Thu |
