The merciless hail hit the farmer's heart

Chinanews.com, China window] (source: Cai Rongtao) at 11:30 on June 4, 2016, heavy rain and hail fell in Haina Village and Flamite Basin Village, Dongshan Town, Xuanwei City, causing serious damage to flue-cured tobacco, corn, potato and other crops in many places.

After the disaster, the town party committee and government quickly sent staff to the scene to go deep into the fields to investigate and provide disaster relief, and reported the disaster to the municipal government and relevant departments.

As of June 5, crops in 2 administrative villages and 10 natural villages in the town had suffered disasters to varying degrees, with the number of people affected reaching 2100. Among them, Haina village affected flue-cured tobacco 480mu, dry tobacco 230mu, tobacco plant damage degree reached 70%, corn 800mu, plant seedling damage degree reached 70%, potato 400mu, seedling damage degree reached 80%; fire stone basin village corn 1000 mu, plant seedling damage degree reached 70%, potato 800mu, plant seedling damage degree reached 80%. The direct economic loss amounts to 1.2 million yuan.