The tornado tore off the corrugated iron roofs and collapsed livestock barns of many households in Thanh Chuong district.

According to information from local people, at 3:00 p.m. on July 14, thunderstorms and whirlwinds occurred in several communes in Thanh Chuong district.

Although the storm only lasted about 30 minutes, it caused damage to many households in Thanh Lien, Thanh Tien, Thanh Thinh communes....



Thanh Lien commune is considered the epicenter of the tornado, the most severely affected. Almost all hamlets in the commune were damaged. Trees (fruit trees, timber trees...) fell and broke everywhere. Some households had their shop roofs blown off, livestock barns collapsed, trees fell on power lines, garages were damaged...

In particular, in Lien Phuc hamlet, the tornado blew away dozens of meters of corrugated iron roof on two houses of Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tai's family, collapsed the buffalo pen, and damaged the pig pen...

Ms. Dinh Thi Tuyen (47 years old) in Lien Minh hamlet, Thanh Lien commune said: "The strong tornado broke many xoan and banana trees in my garden. The tornado also blew off the corrugated iron roof of the coffee shop."

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Binh - Secretary of Thanh Lien Commune Youth Union said that after the storm, people in the hamlets were urgently cleaning up, sawing and cutting down fallen trees, transporting garbage, clearing village roads and alleys, quickly overcoming the consequences and stabilizing their lives.

To support the family in distress, the villagers, along with local youth union members, are joining hands to transport corrugated iron roofs to re-roof the shed, rebuild the buffalo pen, and clean up to help Nguyen Xuan Tai's family.