Five people were injured when heavy rain and whirlwind hit Tam Binh district in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long before dawn on August 3.

More than 100 houses were destroyed and the roofs of the Binh Phu Kindergarten and Loan My B Primary School blown off.

The calamity is said to cause total damages of VND1.5 billion.

The Tam Binh district Party Committee and People’s Committee have decided to provide each household with VND3-6 million depending on the extent of the damage they suffered./.