Hail Caused 59 Thousand And 800 Mu Of Cotton Yield Reduction Or Even Harvest In Xinjiang

Around 18:30 in June 1st,

Affected by severe convective weather, heavy rainfall occurred in Sha Ya county in Akesu, and hail occurred in some areas.

Local 2 latest statistics show that the weather changes caused 59 thousand and 800 acres.

Badly damaged.

In the heavily damaged Gezi Kwu Township, some cotton fields were destroyed by hailstones, leaving only bare branches. The farmland mulch was covered with dense sore holes and incomplete cotton leaves, and cotton fields were in a mess.

According to the local meteorological department, hail lasts about ten minutes, and the hail diameter is as large as 3.5 centimeters.

Hou Yanhua, the villager of Gazi kimu village, Gazi Kun Town, Shah County, said: "when I was in hail, I heard the roof crack and crackle. When I was down, I looked in the field, and the leaves were destroyed, and the cotton head was knocked out.

Jiang Youfu, a cotton grower, said that nearly more than 90 mu of cotton planted by himself had been affected by nearly 50 acres.

At present, cotton is in rapid growth period, hail causes disaster.

Reduce production or even harvest.

Sha Ya county in southwestern Xinjiang is a major cotton producing county in Xinjiang.

According to the statistics of Agriculture Department of Sha Ya county, the county has 1 million 600 thousand mu of cotton this year.

During the hail disaster, gezkkmu Township, Haier township of the central TAC Association, Tarim Township and two pasture were severely affected, with an area of 59 thousand and 800 mu.