Portugal: Hail lashes the Armamar region and destroys agricultural fields

Intense rain, strong wind and hailstorms caused this Sunday, June 13, in addition to landslides and flooding in houses in the municipality of Armamar, considerable damage to agricultural fields, with the orchards being destroyed. Following the catastrophe scenario and lost production, the Fundão and Covilhã Chambers called for the “urgent” approval of support for farmers. In Castelo Branco, the farmers' association claimed the declaration of state of public calamity and demanded the adoption of urgent measures to support farmers affected by the bad weather that occurred on Sunday in the region. «Intense wind, rain and hail decimated this year's Spring/Summer crops, namely the orchards (cherry, peach, pear, apple, plum, apricot, fig) olive groves, vineyards and vegetable gardens. 'Autumn/Winter crops, such as oats, ryegrass, wheat and hay, and spring/summer cereals (maize and sorghum) were also seriously affected', the media pointed out. It should be recalled that in April of this ...