Thunderstorms and hail caused heavy damage in the Northern provinces

According to the statistics of the Office of the Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention, affected by cold air, on hail night in March 17, in hail in Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Lai Chau and Phu Tho provinces, Initial damage includes:

In Lao Cai province, hail and thunderstorms caused 82 houses to be unroofed and broken with tiles (Bac Ha district); in which about 49 houses were damaged on 50% of roof tiles. Regarding agricultural production: some crops in districts like Si Ma Cai and Bac Ha are affected.

Heavy hail caused damage to many localities in the North.

In other localities, the damage is not great, and is continuing to update information. The Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention recommends that the provinces urgently report damage and focus on remedying, ensuring stable life and safety against Covid-19.

Regarding the situation of rain due to cold air:

On March 17, the provinces in the North of Vietnam experienced rainfall, from 10-30mm, some stations had higher rainfall such as: Bao Yen (Lao Cai) 86mm, Van Ban (Lao Cai) 81mm, Vinh Tuy (Ha Giang) 59mm, Ghenh Ga (Tuyen Quang) 66mm.

From 19h on March 14 to 19h on March 17, areas across the country were scattered with small or no rain, total rainfall was less than 50mm, some stations had larger rainfall, such as Bao Yen (Laos). Cai) 86mm, Van Ban (Lao Cai) 81mm, Vinh Tuy (Ha Giang) 61mm, Ghenh Ga (Tuyen Quang) 74mm.

Weather forecast for day and night 18/3 is as follows :

Northern region and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue: Mostly cloudy, rainy days, showers and scattered thunderstorms, especially in mountainous areas with moderate rain, there are places where heavy to very heavy rain; Scattered showers at night and thunderstorms in places. During a thunderstorm there are possibilities of tornadoes, lightning, hail, and strong winds. It's cold, the sky is cold.

Central Highlands region and provinces from Da Nang to Binh Thuan: Cloudy, sunny day, evening and night showers and thunderstorms in some places. During a thunderstorm there are possibilities of tornadoes, lightning, hail, and strong winds.

Southern region: Cloudy, sunny day, hot sunny place, rainy night.

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