Binh Phuoc: Hail, tornadoes cause great damage

About 6 pm on May 2, a big hail of rocks accompanied by a sudden tornado struck people in Tan Phuoc commune and a part of Dong Tien commune and Dong Phu district.

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Hundreds of rubber trees were torn down by tornadoes. (Photo: Dau Tat Thanh / VNA )

Within three hours, tornadoes had devastated the property of the people here, especially, the key area of ​​the channel was in Hamlet 6, Dong Tien commune and Xac Xi hamlet, Tan Phuoc commune.

The initial area of ​​damage is more than 300 ha of rubber, cashew, fruit and star trees . estimated at VND 30 billion; in which, Xi Xi hamlet suffered the most damage with about 250ha. Besides the damage to crops, 5 houses of households in the center of the cyclone were also roofed, walled, and there were families with only a few houses left.

Mr. Vo Van Tan, in Xac Xi hamlet, Tan Phuoc commune, Dong Phu district sadly: Hail accompanied by tornadoes destroyed more than 10 hectares of things, rubber, stars and durian of my house. The most painful is more than 1,000 3-year-old star trees have been completely destroyed. 150 durian roots near the harvest date are also rooted and left fall. The total loss of my family up to now is at least VND 1 billion.

According to the initial statistics of the Binh Phuoc Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control and Search and Rescue , in less than 1 month, hail and tornadoes had collapsed and sped over 100 houses; Nearly 2,000 ha of broken trees (mainly industrial crops such as rubber, pepper and cashew) are concentrated in Bu Gia Map, Dong Phu and Bu Dang districts.

Estimated damage to this point due to tornadoes and hail in the province in the province is about 180 billion - 8 times the number of tornado damage caused by 2010 is 25 billion.

At present, the local government of Dong Phu district is cooperating with the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Rescue in Binh Phuoc province to quickly analyze the losses in order to take remedial measures and timely support people. Besides, the authorities in Binh Phuoc province also recommend that people should actively prevent hail and tornadoes such as setting up supporting devices for houses and breeding facilities; Anti-column or tie string for rubber plantations, which are young and fragile.