Ca Mau: Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused many houses to collapse and roofs to be blown off, 2 fishing boats sank

On June 4, the People's Committee of U Minh district (Ca Mau province) said that in the district, there had just been a thunderstorm and tornado that collapsed and blew off the roofs of many houses, many areas of crops and trees were knocked down.

Leaders of U Minh District People's Committee visited and supported households to overcome the consequences of natural disasters. Photo: THANH TOAN

According to statistics and initial reports from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of U Minh district, 6 houses were completely collapsed; 12 houses had their roofs blown off; 2 fishing boats sank. Currently, Khanh Tien Border Guard Station and related units are searching for survivors, but the damage has not been determined.

The house was completely collapsed due to the impact of the tornado. Photo: THANH TOAN

To promptly encourage people affected by natural disasters, the People's Committee of U Minh district together with the district's branches and organizations established a delegation to visit and support households whose houses collapsed with 3 million VND, and households whose roofs were completely damaged with 2 million VND, from the district's social security fund.

The leaders of U Minh district requested the local government to pay attention to mobilizing more resources to promptly support families to quickly overcome the consequences of natural disasters and stabilize their lives. The commune grasps the situation and reports to the district to have timely support measures to help people overcome the consequences as soon as possible.

TAN THAI

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ca-mau-mua-lon-kem-dong-loc-lam-sap-va-toc-mai-nhieu-nha-dan-2-tau-ca-bi-chim-post798100.html