A tornado suddenly swept through at night, causing dozens of houses in Pho Thuan commune (Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai) to have their roofs blown off. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
On November 13, Mr. Nguyen Van Minh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Pho Thuan Commune (Duc Pho Town, Quang Ngai) said that a whirlwind had just occurred in the area, causing the roofs of 36 houses to be blown off.
Accordingly, at around 7:00 p.m. on November 12, a tornado suddenly swept through My Thuan, Kim Giao, and Vung Bon villages of Pho Thuan commune, causing the roofs of 36 houses to be blown off.
Of these, one house had its roof completely blown off, while the other houses suffered 50-70% damage to their roof area.
Fortunately, the incident did not cause any casualties. However, the falling tiles damaged many items in people's homes.
Upon receiving the news, the leaders of Duc Pho town directly went to inspect the scene and arranged temporary accommodation for families whose houses had their roofs blown off.
This morning, police forces, militia and youth union members also supported people to overcome the consequences.
"For houses in difficult circumstances, with 100% of their roofs blown off, the government will provide additional funding for people to repair and stabilize their lives soon," said Mr. Bui Van Ly, Chairman of the People's Committee of Duc Pho town.
Over the past few days, Quang Ngai province has had heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7pm on November 11 to 3pm on November 12 was generally between 20-100mm. Rainfall in some areas of Duc Pho town was very high, such as Pho Phong 120mm, Pho Nhon 151mm, Tra Cau 155mm.
Quang Ngai Hydrometeorological Station warns people to be on guard against the possibility of lightning and strong gusts of wind; flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas; and flooding in low-lying areas.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/loc-xoay-khien-36-nha-dan-o-quang-ngai-bi-toc-mai-2341544.html
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