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Over 3,000 hectares of crops affected by rain

11:18 | 04.08.2021 Category: Social

Chisinau, 4 August /MOLDPRES/- Over 3,300 agricultural hectares have been affected by heavy rain with strong wind and hail on 2 August.

According to the data of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, the precipitations destroyed the agricultural crops in the localities from Fălești, Soroca, Criuleni, Telenești, Călărași, Glodeni, Râșcani, Sângerei, Ungheni, Dubăsari districts.

In Fălești district, in the villages of Pruteni, Pârlița, Risipeni and Popovca, following the torrential rain accompanied by strong wind and hail, about 403 ha of various agricultural crops were affected, and in Răuțel 500 ha of sunflower were affected.

Several damages caused by bad weather conditions were reported in the localities of Sinești, Măgurele, Coșeni, Țighira and Condrătești, Ungheni district. In the village of Sinești, about 100 sheets of slate were torn and damaged from the roofs of 12 households and about 557 ha of agricultural crops were affected, including 15 ha of wheat, 340 ha of corn, 202 ha of sunflower. At the same time, in the locality of Măgurele were torn and damaged about 60 sheets of slate on the roofs of 20 households and on the roof of the gymnasium and were affected about 215 ha of agricultural crops including 115 ha of corn, 70 ha of sunflower, 20 ha of vines and 10 ha of alfalfa.

Several damages were registered in the village of Condrătești, where the wind gusts tore and damaged about 164 sheets of slate on the roofs of four households, 22 sheets of slate on the roof of the gymnasium, 18 m2 of metal tiles on the roof of the kindergarten from the locality.

Also, significant damage in the agricultural sector was reported in Dubasari and Calarasi. Thus, according to the data presented by the Commissions for Territorial Exceptional Situations, in the villages of Pârâta, Coşnița and Doroțcaia from Dubăsari the precipitations affected 633 ha of agricultural crops, and in Hoginești and Onișcani from Călărași district about 279 ha.

The Commissions for Exceptional Situations continue to work on the ground to assess material damage.

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