Hailstorms ravage northern provinces
(VOV) - Hailstorms have hit a number of northern mountain provinces over the past few days, seriously damaging local people’s houses.
A hailstorm struck Lao Cai province on the evening of April 5, causing a power outage in Lao Cai city and Sapa and Bat Xat districts over 30 minutes.
Pea-size hailstones poured down and melted away together with heavy rains in just 10 minutes.
More rains and thunderstorms are forecast to beat the province in a couple of days and local people are advised to stay indoors during the height of the storm to avoid injuries.
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One day earlier a hailstorm accompanied by strong winds hit Yen Minh district, Ha Giang province, peeling off the roofs of 105 houses and 16 schools.
It damaged nearly 150ha of rice and subsidiary crops in the district.
The same day, a hailstorm pounded Dien Bien province, affecting local people’s lives and agricultural production.
Hailstones of more than 30mm in diameter brought down many trees and destroyed subsidiary crops. An 80-year-old woman in Tang Do village was seriously injured at the height of the storm.
On March 31, large hailstones destroyed roof tiles of hundreds of houses in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, forcing thousands of people to stay homeless overnight.