At about 6 pm on June 22, many communes and wards in the eastern area of Lam Dong province (old Binh Thuan area) suddenly experienced heavy rain accompanied by strong gusts of wind. Some places recorded hail.
According to people in Ham Thang ward (Lam Dong province), this is the first time they have witnessed heavy rain accompanied by many rocks falling down.
Records at the scene show that heavy hail appeared in a short time, the particles are about the size of small pellets. Many people traveling on the road had to stop their vehicles and find shelter.
Rock rain fell on the corrugated iron roofs of people's houses and car windows, creating loud noises. At the same time, strong winds caused many green trees on roads in Phan Thiet area to fall, and some corrugated iron roofs of people's houses to be blown off. Many signboards were blown away by the wind.
On National Highway 1 through Ham Thuan commune (Lam Dong province), a motorcyclist hit an object, was swept away by the wind and fell to the road.
The traffic police team of Traffic Police Team No. 3 during the patrol assisted in taking the victim to the hospital.
Functional forces of Phu Thuy ward urgently went to handle the scene of the fallen tree on Nguyen Thong street.
The hail and strong gusts of wind appeared unexpectedly in a short time but affected many areas.
This reality shows that extreme weather phenomena are becoming unpredictable and appearing more locally.
Early warning from the grassroots level and proactive response from people are considered important factors to limit risks when the weather is bad.
