Heavy hailstorm lashes village in Mon

Mon, May 2 (MExN): Heavy hailstorm lashed Sheanghah Chingnyu of Mon district on May 1 night. Big hailstones continued to pour for an hour damaging roofs (CGI as well as palm leaves) of the houses in the village. This has led to hundreds of households being displaced, according to a press release from Sheanghah Chingnyu Students’ Union (SCSU) General Secretary, Honman Wangsa and Advisor, Peihwang Wangsa.   It was further informed that electricity and water supply have been cut off as a result of damaged cable and pipelines by the hailstorm. Stating that the villagers are in deplorable condition, SCSU said that students’ community too is affected as the schools administrations cannot resume their normal routine on account of leakage of water in the school buildings.

  The villagers of Sheanghah Chungnyu have also expressed fear about probable famine like situation as the hailstorm completely destroyed all the standing crops, the release said. In this connection, SCSU has appealed to all the government departments concerned and agencies functioning in the village to assess the details of the damage and take necessary action promptly.