Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Whirlwind and hail cause damage in Nong Son district, Quang Nam province

On 19 April, at 2.30pm, large areas of Nong Son district, Quang Nam province, were surprised by a big whirlwind along with hail that caused serious damages to crops and infrastructure.

On 19 April, at 2.30pm, large areas of Nong Son district, Quang Nam province, were surprised by a big whirlwind along with hail that caused serious damages to crops and infrastructure.

The hail occured in Que Loc and Quoc Trung commune, with stone diameter from 2 to 3 cm, and even some hail stones measuring 4cm. Together with the hail, there was a whirlwind with a strong intensity that caused damages to 100ha of spring-winter crop, about to be harvested, particularly in Que Trung commune. The hail and whirlwind blew 100 houses away and damaged a school in Que Loc commune. It also caused some broken roofs in Nong son district, fortunately without any dead or casualties.

After the disaster, Nong Son leaders visitied the affected areas to inspect and monitor the damages and to decide appropriate measures to recover and stabilize livelihoods and production.