200 pigs died in an instant because of a terrifying natural phenomenon
In Thai Binh, more than 200 pigs died on a farm.
On the evening of May 12, Mr. Dinh Khac Nhien – Chairman of Tay Do Commune People’s Committee (Hung Ha, Thai Binh) said that more than 200 pigs in a pig farm were killed by lightning in the area.
More than 200 pigs at Mr. Nha’s farm were killed by lightning
According to Nhien, the same day, the pig farm of Mr. Hoang Van Nha (residing in Tran Phu village, Tay Do commune) was suddenly struck by lightning. More than 200 pigs in the barn were killed by lightning. These pigs weigh between 80kg and 150kg/head.
The area of the barn on Mr. Nha’s farm is about 600m2, the entire roof has burned and collapsed after being struck by lightning. A series of farm equipment and furniture were also seriously damaged. Total damage was estimated at billions of dollars.
Immediately after the incident, the functional branches of Thai Binh province, Hung Ha district and Tay Do commune came to record the scene, to carry out an inventory of damage caused by lightning.
“When it was raining heavily with thunder, fortunately no one was at the farm,” Mr. Nhien informed.
Meanwhile, on the afternoon of May 12, on the provincial road DT.456 running through the border area between Thuy Thanh and Thuy Duyen communes of Thai Thuy district (Thai Binh province), lightning also claimed 3 lives.
Among the 3 victims, there are 2 mother and daughter from Dong Hung district and 1 man from Vu Thu district. The victims were driving motorbikes on their way to work in Thuy Lien commune when they were struck by lightning.
Lightning caused Mr. Thanh’s bed and some items to burn black
In another development, Ms. Chu Thi Xuan – Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thang Loi Ward, Song Cong City (Thai Nguyen) also said that a lightning strike in the area caused a fire in a house.
According to Ms. Xuan, on the afternoon of May 12, during heavy rain with thunder, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Thanh’s house in Thang Loi ward was struck by lightning, causing an electrical short, resulting in a fire in his bedroom. The incident did not cause any loss of life, but the bed was burnt black, some items in the house were damaged. Local authorities and people were present in time to extinguish the fire and overcome the consequences.
“At the time of the fire, the homeowner was not at home at work. The initial cause was determined to be lightning, which caused an electrical short, which led to a house fire,” said Xuan.
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