Tornado and heavy rain blew off the roofs of more than 160 houses in Cao Bang

On the evening of March 27, Mr. Hoang Van Cuong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bao Lac district, Cao Bang province, confirmed that heavy rain and whirlwinds had just occurred in the area for many hours, causing the roofs of nearly 160 houses to be blown off.

According to the Vice Chairman of the Bao Lac District People's Committee, the storms occurred mainly in the communes of Hong Tri, Co Ba, Khanh Xuan, Bao Toan, Thuong Ha and Coc Pang. In addition, four schools and a medical center in Coc Pang and Thuong Ha communes were also affected. The estimated damage was about 200 million VND.

"Immediately after receiving the report from the locality, the People's Committee of Bao Lac district directed the communes with damage to establish teams to conduct field inspections, synthesize and count the damage," Mr. Cuong informed.

The storm caused the roofs of many houses in Bao Lac district, Cao Bang province to be completely blown off. (Photo: D.X.)

Also according to the Vice Chairman of Bao Lac District People's Committee, by the evening of the same day, localities had basically repaired damaged roofs, stabilizing people's lives.

In Bao Lam district, heavy rain and wind blew off the roofs of 17 houses and the Phia Lieng Primary School and the Na Nhuom Cultural House in Nam Cao commune. The Na Nhuom Kindergarten in Nam Cao commune had a back wall collapsed, about 12 meters long.

People's houses had their roofs blown off by a tornado. (Photo: D.X.)

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today, the provinces of Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Cao Bang will have rain with accumulated rainfall of 20-50mm, in some places over 70mm.

There is a high risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above provinces, especially in the districts of Vi Xuyen, Quang Binh, Ha Giang city, Yen Minh, Bac Me, Hoang Su Phi, Xin Man, Meo Vac (Ha Giang). Simacai, Bat Xat, Sa Pa town, Bac Ha (Lao Cai), Bao Lac, Bao Lam (Lam Dong).

According to warnings from meteorological experts, flash floods often occur unexpectedly in rivers and streams in mountainous areas; floods rise quickly and recede quickly, causing great destruction, often accompanied by landslides and rockslides.

People need to be alert to signs of flash floods such as heavy rain for many days in the upstream areas, river or stream water turning cloudy, unusual noises of rocks or soil or strange sounds underground...

When seeing the above signs, people need to quickly move away from areas where flash floods may occur to higher ground.

Yuan Ming

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