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| A house in Thanh Lien commune had its roof tiles blown off. Photo: Huy Thu |
At around 5 p.m. on May 15, a tornado occurred in Thanh Chuong district. The tornado lasted for more than 20 minutes, causing many houses in Thanh Lien, Phong Thinh, and Thanh Hoa communes to have their tiled and corrugated iron roofs blown off, many areas of rice that were about to be harvested to fall, some electric poles to break, and fruit trees to fall over.
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The corrugated iron roof of Mr. Khuong Xuan Truc's house in Thanh Lien commune was blown away behind the house. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| A house in Phong Thinh commune had its corrugated iron roof collapse. Photo: Huy Thu |
Initial information, in Thanh Lien commune, the strongest tornado swept through Lien Khai hamlet, causing the roofs of some houses to be blown off. The house of Mr. Khuong Xuan Truc, the hamlet Party Secretary, had its corrugated iron roof blown away by the wind, damaging most of the tiled roofs. Some electric poles were broken and tilted by the wind. Trees in the hamlets adjacent to Lien Khai hamlet were also blown down by the wind.
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| Many electric poles in the communes were broken. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Trees were scattered all over the village road. Photo: Huy Thu |
Mr. Nguyen Thuc The (60 years old) in Lien Son hamlet, Phong Thinh commune said: the tornado lasted only 15-20 minutes and caused heavy damage to his hamlet, many houses, cow and buffalo barns, straw houses had their roofs blown off, and his house alone had many roof tiles blown away by the wind. In the hamlet, trees and electric poles were scattered. Currently, the locality is out of power.
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| Many fruit orchards were broken. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Many rice fields have been flattened. Photo: Huy Thu |
It is known that the tornado did not cause any damage or casualties. After the tornado, the affected localities and families are actively overcoming the consequences./.
Huy Thu
