WATCH CLIP: Hail in Tuong Duong district (Nghe An) this afternoon.

On the evening of May 1, the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district said that hail occurred at around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon in Yen Hoa and Yen Thang communes.

According to the report of Yen Thang Commune People's Committee, hail occurred in 7/8 villages, 224 households had their tiles and corrugated iron roofs damaged... Of which, the 2 villages with the most damaged households were Trung Thang village with 90 households, Pung village with 63 households. Currently, it is not possible to calculate the damage to crops after the storm accompanied by hail.

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Hail in Yen Thang commune this afternoon. Photo: Contributor
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The remaining stones after the rain. Photo: Contributor

“The hail lasted for more than 10 minutes, then the rain and thunderstorms continued for about 2 hours. The hail only caused damage to households in Yen Thang commune, while Yen Hoa commune did not record any damage,” said an official working in Tuong Duong district.

In addition to Tuong Duong district, this afternoon some other localities in Nghe An also had thunderstorms and cool winds to help lower temperatures.

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Roof damaged after hailstorm. Photo: CTV

In the past month, there have been at least 4-5 hailstorms in Nghe An province, causing damage to many houses.

Meanwhile, in recent days, many districts in Nghe An have had temperatures of 42 - 43 degrees Celsius. People are living and working very hard during these extremely hot days.