【Sea and River Safety Discussion】Chemical plants have measures to protect against rain and lightning – are there any specific measures in place to deal with hail?

On March 20, 2013, hail in Dongguan caused 9 deaths and 272 injuries. The strongest wind speeds associated with the hailstorms reached level 14. Natural disasters such as fierce tornadoes, heavy rainfall, and hailstorm took 9 lives and caused 272 people to be injured to varying degrees.

Date: March 12, 1988 Location: **Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Death toll: 93 Injured: 100 While 30,000 people were watching a football match, a sudden strong wind and hailstorm forced them to flee in panic toward the stadium’s 8 exits. However, due to circuit failures caused by the disaster, many doors could not be opened, and some facilities ceased to function entirely. This is the only disaster in the history of world football that was caused purely by a natural disaster.

A particularly severe tornado and hail disaster struck parts of Yancheng, Jiangsu on the 23rd. According to information from the civil affairs department, as of 9 a.m. on the 24th, the extremely severe tornado and hail disaster in Yancheng, Jiangsu, has resulted in 98 deaths and 846 injuries, of whom 152 are seriously injured and 10 are in critical condition. In Funing County, 1,347 households with 3,200 houses were damaged; the buildings of 2 primary schools were affected, 8 industrial facilities were destroyed, and 48,000 mu of agricultural greenhouses were ruined. The water supply in the Chengdong water plant was interrupted due to damaged power supply equipment, communication services were disrupted in some areas, and 40 high-voltage power lines were damaged. In Sheyang County, 615 households had their houses damaged, and the power and communication infrastructure suffered severe damage. The specific details of the disaster are still being further counted and verified.