Whirlwinds strike northern border provinces

14/04/2008 -- 3:55 PM

Lai Chau (VNA) – Whirlwinds and hailstones ripped through northern border Lai Chau and Bac Kan provinces on the evening of April 13, injuring tens of locals and removing roofs from hundreds of houses. Lai Chau Provincial Hospital Deputy Director Lo Van Chau said 20 people were rushed to the hospital’s emergency section after the storm. The whirlwinds pulled down or damaged dozens of houses in Lai Chau town and destroyed electricity transmission lines that caused blackouts lasting hours. Meanwhile, more than 600 homes in Na Ri district, Bac Kan province, were unroofed and six others completely collapsed. The calamity left two local people in Na Ri district injured and another in Cho Don district missing. Nearly 200ha of rice and 200ha of maize in the two districts were damaged. Local authorities of Lai Chau and Bac Kan provinces are helping the victims of the storms.-Enditem
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