Heavy rain and hail destroyed agricultural production in Tarouca

Source: jn.pt A heavy thunderstorm with hail and heavy rain destroyed “all agricultural production” in Tarouca, Viseu. “It is heartbreaking to see the work of all our farmers come to nothing. They lost all agricultural production ”, laments the head of Civil Protection in Tarouca, José Damião. Since the production of vegetables, apples, elderberries, cherries and vines "everything is completely destroyed", he guarantees. The “atypical” phenomenon happened this Sunday in the afternoon. Hail fell for an hour straight. “In the whole municipality, we don't have a parish that we can say has not been affected” maintains José Damião. In addition to agricultural damage, about a dozen families saw their homes flooded and the rest of the damage has yet to be calculated. According to José Damião, the first step is contacting the Ministry of ...