Hailstones Like Eggs Attack &Nbsp; Part Of Cotton In Feixiang, Hebei Is Damaged.

2010/6/8 10:01:00 35

In the evening of June 2nd, a sudden storm was attacked by an egg like hail.

Feixiang

The crops in the 53 villages, Mao Yan Bao Township, old shop Township, Tun Chuang Ying Township and fat Township, were severely damaged.

Strong wind and hail caused wheat lodging, cotton branches and leaves off, vegetable shed collapsed, 58 thousand people in the county were affected, the affected area was 95 thousand and 500 mu, of which 55 thousand acres of wheat.

cotton

25 thousand mu, 3 thousand and 500 mu of vegetables, 12 thousand mu of watermelon and 210 greenhouse.

When the disaster occurred, there was a sudden cloud of lightning over Feixiang. Then the storm descended from the sky. The hail of the size of the egg, about 4 centimeters in diameter, came down from the sky. It lasted for about 20 minutes, and the rainfall reached 50 millimeters in an instant.

After the hail, the wheat in the field was beaten to the ground, leaving only bare seeds, watermelon, vegetables and so on.

cash crop

The fruits were also beaten to the surface and severely damaged.

After the disaster, the county immediately launched the disaster relief contingency plan. The leading members of the county Party committee and the county government rushed to the disaster area to see the disaster first, and quickly organized thousands of cadres and agricultural technicians in counties, townships and villages to subcontract to households, to verify the situation of villages and towns in the affected villages, to help villagers carry out production and self-help, and guide farmers to choose suitable varieties for replanting and replanting according to local conditions, so as to minimize disaster losses.

At present, post disaster remedial work is being carried out actively.