Nghe An: Electrical short circuit, dozens of hectares of rice and vegetables collapsed due to the impact of storm No. 4

Dozens of hectares of green onions in Quynh Luong commune (Quynh Luu) were destroyed by storm No. 4. Photo: Viet Hung

This morning, August 30, through reality in some localities inQuynh Luu district, many areas of summer-autumn rice that were about to be harvested collapsed; concentrated in Quynh Hong, Quynh Doi, Quynh Van communes... In addition, dozens of hectares of vegetables, mainly green onions, were also collapsed and damaged.

Dozens of hectares of summer-autumn rice in Quynh Luu were blown down by strong winds. Photo: Viet Hung

According to data from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quynh Luu district, due to the impact of storm No. 4, the entire district had about more than 40 hectares of summer-autumn rice and about 20 hectares of vegetables that were knocked down. Notably, in Block 3, Cau Giat town, the electrical branch system was short-circuited and burned due to strong winds. This morning, August 30, Quynh Luu electricity staff were present at the scene of the short-circuit and fire to fix the problem.

Quynh Luu Electricity staff are fixing a short circuited electrical branch in Cau Giat town (Quynh Luu). Photo: Viet Hung

Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung - Captain of the Low Voltage Team of Area 1, Quynh Luu Electricity Company said that the power branch in Block 3, Cau Giat town, due to a short circuit in the customer's branch, caused a complete power outage for 300 households. To overcome the consequences, the unit focused its forces, found the cause and then turned the power back on, serving the people's daily life.

InHoang Mai town, agricultural production was not greatly affected by storm No. 4; however, the circulation after the storm will be complicated, so the locality is focusing on directing people to deploy response measures.

Mr. Nguyen Dang Tai - Deputy Head of the Economic Department - Hoang Mai town said that the whole town currently has 1,080 hectares of summer-autumn rice - season rice in the early flowering and ripening stages. Some rice areas in Quynh Xuan ward have begun to ripen, the locality is propagating to people to urgently harvest, avoid heavy rain and strong winds causing them to fall.

Due to the impact of storm No. 4, the system of electric poles and trees along the road in Quynh Loc commune (Hoang Mai town) fell down. Photo: Viet Hung

Recorded at hamlet 3B, Quynh Loc commune, this morning, the system of electric poles fell down on the road, causing traffic jam. According to local people, on the night of August 29, heavy rain combined with strong winds caused a tree on the side of the road to fall and pulled down the system of electric poles nearby. To ensure the safety of the people, while waiting for the electricity industry to come down to fix the problem, the locality cut off the power and directed forces to support the system of electric poles.

InAnh Son district, at 4:30 p.m. on August 29, 2019, there was heavy rain accompanied by tornadoes and lightning in the district. The tornado collapsed 1 house in Hoi Son commune; 31 houses had their roofs blown off (Hoi Son commune: 15 houses; Vinh Son commune: 3 houses; Khai Son commune: 04 houses; Anh Son town: 09 houses); 1 school had its roof blown off (Cam Son commune Kindergarten). In addition, lightning killed 01 buffalo in Long Son commune.

According to the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Nghe An province, by this morning, the center of storm No. 4 had made landfall in the provinces of Ha Tinh - Quang Binh.

Due to the influence of the storm circulation, in the sea area of ​​Nghe An, there were strong winds of level 8-9, gusting to level 10; on the mainland, there were strong winds of level 5 - level 6. In the province, there was moderate to heavy rain, some places had very heavy rain and thunderstorms. Total rainfall from August 28 to 4:00 a.m. on August 30 was generally 30 - 100 mm. Specifically, at some stations as follows: Quy Chau: 101 mm; Quy Hop: 36 mm; Tay Hieu: 35 mm; Con Cuong: 91 mm; Dua (Anh Son): 74 mm; Do Luong: 68 mm; Yen Thuong (Nam Dan): 46 mm; Vinh: 46 mm; Quynh Luu: 40 mm; Hon Ngu: 36 mm.

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