On the afternoon of April 24, talking to PV VietNamNet, a leader of the People’s Committee of Van Ho district, Son La province confirmed that there had just been a huge hailstorm in the area.
“Hail occurred in some communes in the area, fortunately there was no loss of life. We are conducting statistics on damage to property and crops,” the leader informed.
Mr. Tenh A Keya, Secretary of the Party Committee of Long Luong commune, Van Ho district, said that the hailstorm occurred at about 4:10 p.m. today. The rain lasted for a short time but caused great damage to crops and people’s property.
“The hail turned the whole hill white,” Mr. Chiea said.
According to Mr. Keya, the houses covered with fibro cement panels all have holes; Many hectares of vegetables, plums, oranges, pears, strawberries… are affected.
At the same time, in Hang Kia commune, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province, a hailstorm affected many houses and crops in the area. The locality is assessing the damage caused by the hailstorm.
Heavy hail continued for 10 minutes in Cao Bang
Some districts in Cao Bang province suffered hail that lasted for 10 minutes, with stone diameters ranging from 1.5-2.5cm.
Thunderstorms across the North: Hail, fallen trees, and power outages in the entire district
The storm on the evening of April 20 caused a number of provinces and cities such as Hanoi, Hoa Binh, Son La, and Phu Tho to suffer a lot of damage. In particular, one district in Son La province lost power all night due to heavy rain.
Many people were injured and more than 3,400 houses were damaged after the storm hit Son La
The storm that hit districts in Son La province left more than 3,400 houses unroofed, damaged and many people injured.
