The hail storm struck Dao San Commune, Phong Tho District today, March 3, for around 40 minutes.
The dense layer of hailstones in Dao San Commune
Phan A Long, chairman of Dao San Commune, said that the hail, which started at roughly 9 am this morning, left a dense layer of hailstones on local roads. Some of the hailstones were quite big.
According to Long, the hail damaged many local roofs and fruit trees.
The authorities are compiling a report on the estimated losses