Thunderstorms cause many houses to have their roofs blown off and offices to be damaged.

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - The Standing Office of the Command for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control of Thanh Hoa province has issued a quick report on the damage caused by the thunderstorms that occurred last afternoon and night, July 19.

Car was severely damaged after the roof was blown off by the wind onto the road at the intersection of Le Loi - Hac Thanh (Hac Thanh ward)

According to statistics up to 7:00 a.m. on July 20, thunderstorms had caused 23 houses to have their roofs blown off, 1 house to be partially damaged; 3 offices in Muong Lat commune and Hac Thanh ward had their roofs damaged; 11 low-voltage electric poles were broken; many trees were uprooted and 2 cars were severely damaged.

In Mau Lam commune, a large tree fell, slightly injuring a passerby. Local authorities and residents took the victim to the hospital for treatment.

Localities and units are continuing to review and summarize the damage; at the same time, deploy handling measures and provide guidance on overcoming the consequences. Regarding the power system, affected communes and wards have contacted electricity and telecommunications units to coordinate in handling the incident. Households with damaged roofs and houses have been evacuated to ensure safety.

Previously, from the afternoon of July 19 to the early morning of July 20, Thanh Hoa province experienced showers and thunderstorms, with some areas experiencing heavy rain with rainfall ranging from 10-40mm. Some places recorded heavier rain such as Co Lung (89mm), Phu Le (77.6mm), Thanh Son (74.8mm). During the thunderstorms, strong gusts of wind of level 7-8 were recorded at Nga Son meteorological station and Thanh Hoa meteorological station.

According to the forecast of the provincial hydrometeorological station, from July 21, the sea area of Thanh Hoa will have strong winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 8; then increasing to level 8-9, gusting to level 10-11, rough seas, waves 2-4m high.

On land and along the coast, winds are forecast to gradually increase to level 6, gusting to level 7; inland, level 5-6, gusting to level 7. There is a high risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas, and flooding in low-lying areas and urban areas.

Ngoc Lien Commune mobilized forces to clear the incident of broken trees obstructing traffic.

* In Hac Thanh ward: The thunderstorm that occurred on the evening of July 19 caused many large trees to fall, crushed several cars, many roofs and billboards were blown away, affecting traffic.

In particular, at the intersection of Le Loi Avenue and Hac Thanh Street, a large metal roof collapsed due to the wind, crushing many cars, causing a local traffic jam. Immediately after the incident, the authorities at the scene promptly took measures to divert and regulate traffic.

Heavy rain and wind blew off the corrugated iron roof of a building and it fell on Le Loi Avenue, Hac Thanh Ward.

According to preliminary damage statistics, in the whole ward, there were about 50 trees blown over by strong winds, uprooted and broken branches. Of these, 16 trees that fell across the road were handled. The Dong Nam landfill was covered with a tarp covering an area of about 400 square ^meters . Along with that, about 50 positions supporting the Bauhinia flowers on Nguyen Hoang Street, 10 electrical cabinets, many national flags, Party flags, crane symbols and the inscriptions on the flagpole at Lam Son Square were tilted and peeled off.

At the locations where the incidents occurred, the People's Committee of Hac Thanh Ward has been directing units to deploy, overcome the damage, and soon stabilize urban order and environmental sanitation without affecting the lives and activities of the people.

A tree in Hac Thanh ward was uprooted.

* In Son Thuy commune, according to a quick report from the Commune Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Disaster Prevention, 49 households in 7/11 villages were affected. Of these, 5 households suffered severe damage to their houses (over 50% of their roofs were blown off), and some houses were partially damaged.

A house in Nhan Coc, Son Thuy commune had its roof blown off and was severely damaged.

The most severely damaged areas were Hiet, Coc and Chung Son villages. Local authorities urgently evacuated a family of four in Coc village to a safe shelter.

Son Thuy Commune People's Committee mobilized shock forces to coordinate with Hiet village to repair houses for people.

The People's Committee of Son Thuy commune mobilized shock troops to coordinate with the villages to inspect, support evacuation, cover property, handle fallen trees on roads and barriers, and warn at landslide risk points. The commune's disaster prevention force organized a 24/7 duty, ready to respond, ensuring safety for the people.

* In Tam Thanh commune, heavy rain and thunderstorms blew off the roofs of 8 households, collapsed 1 pond hut and blew off the roofs of 2 pond huts. Several roads were eroded and trees fell, causing traffic jams.

Militia and Self-Defense Forces support house repairs in Cha Lung village, Tam Thanh commune.

The Standing Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee of the commune have focused on directing departments, offices, armed forces and militia to closely coordinate with villages to urgently overcome the consequences and evacuate people from areas at high risk of landslides, flash floods and flash floods.

* In Kim Tan commune, heavy rain accompanied by strong gusts of wind lasted from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on July 19. According to a quick report from the commune People's Committee, thunderstorms collapsed the walls of 2 households in Da Dun hamlet (due to old, degraded houses), blew off the roof of a house in Tan Son ward 6, a fallen tree damaged the roof of a house in hamlet 2 and collapsed 20m of fence in Lien Son ward 1.

Many large trees in Kim Tan commune were uprooted.

Strong gusts of wind also tilted many areas of crops, especially sugarcane. Thunderstorms also knocked down many trees blocking inter-commune and inter-village roads and 6 electric poles in the area.

Immediately after the disaster, the Commune People's Committee mobilized forces to coordinate with the Thach Thanh Regional Electricity Company to handle electrical problems and clear fallen trees to ensure smooth traffic. Members of the Commune's Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Disaster Prevention were assigned to the area to help people rebuild crops, repair houses and stabilize their lives.

* In Thanh Quan commune, according to the report of the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Disaster Prevention, 10/20 villages in the area were affected by thunderstorms, with total estimated damage of about 300 million VND. Of which, 3 households in Dong San village had their roofs completely blown off, 14 other households in Dong Chang, Lam Chinh, Na Ca 1, Na Ca 2, Ke Lan, Chieng Ca, Thanh Tien, Thanh Binh and Ke Manh 1 villages had their roofs partially blown off. The thunderstorms also knocked down 23 propaganda billboards, 12 large trees (acacia, lat, and xà mật) and caused damage to about 3 hectares of acacia plantation.

On the night of July 19, the Commune's Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Disaster Response promptly mobilized forces to support the evacuation of people and property to safety, and cut down fallen trees to clear the road.

On the morning of July 20, military forces, police, youth union and commune officials continued to coordinate to help households re-roof their houses, clear trees, clean the environment and stabilize their lives. By 11am the same day, the households had basically been supported to overcome the damage.

* In Phu Le commune, thunderstorms blew off the roofs of 9 households, of which 7 houses had their roofs blown off from 30% to 70%, 2 houses had their roofs blown off under 30%. Heavy rain also caused a landslide of about 10m on the negative slope of the traffic route in Tan Phuc village and a landslide of an estimated ^40m3 of soil in Duom village, affecting people's travel.

In addition, the storm broke 215 bamboo stumps, 5 large teak trees and eroded 200 square ^meters of farmers' rice fields.

Immediately after the disaster occurred, the People's Committee of Phu Le commune mobilized forces to support households whose houses were damaged to overcome the damage, and at the same time coordinated with the villages to initially handle landslides.

Landslide on the positive slope of Duom village, Phu Le commune.

Response measures are being urgently deployed to soon stabilize people's lives and production.

* In Tan Thanh commune, the storm with strong gusts of wind also caused some damage to people's property.

House roof blown off due to thunderstorm in Tan Thanh commune.

According to statistics from the Commune's Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Disaster Prevention, 9 households had their roofs blown off; there has been no further damage to traffic, irrigation and public works.

Tan Thanh Commune People's Committee has directed the implementation of solutions to overcome the consequences. By this morning, July 20, the functional forces coordinated with households to repair 8/9 damaged houses, while 1 household whose house had its roof completely blown off has not been repaired yet.

News Reporter Group

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