A heavy hailstorm struck the villages of Lorut and Sverdlov in Lori Province yesterday, and according to residents, each hailstone was the size of a pear or an apple.
Hailstones of such size have become a cause of serious concern for residents, as they can damage agricultural crops and orchards.
The hail that fell in the two villages of Lori Province is not an isolated case, but this time the sizes described by residents are truly remarkable. When hail reaches the size of pears and apples, it is not a matter of ordinary precipitation but of a serious natural phenomenon that can destroy an entire year's work in a single night.
For a person engaged in agriculture, such hail is often more painful than drought, because the damage is immediately visible—in orchards, vegetable gardens, and sown fields. How great the actual damage was is not yet clear, and that is precisely the question that will occupy local residents most in the coming days.
