Floods in Nam Pam commune, Muong La district, Son La province (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Recent heavy rains and flashfloods have taken the lives of 26 people and left 15 others missing and 27injured in the northern mountainous provinces.
The victims are from Yen Bai, Son La, Lai Chau,Dien Bien and Cao Bang, according to the Central Steering Committee for NaturalDisaster Prevention and Control.
Son La province had the highest number of fatalities with 12 while Yen Bai hadthe highest number of missing persons with 13.
Torrential rains and floods also swept away andcollapsed 231 houses, damaged 245 houses, submerged 338.5 hectares of rice, andmade 398 households leave their homes to safer places.
The intense floods also blew away over 25,000cubic metres of national roads, 117,706 cubic metres of provincial and districtroads; damaged 145 irrigation works and 2,072 metres of river dike, causingabout over 940 billion VND (41.36 million USD) in economic losses in theprovinces.
The Committee asked relevant agencies, andprovincial and municipal steering boards for naturaldisaster prevention, search and rescue to continue mobilisingforces and vehicles to search for the missing, help the injured and visit thefamilies of dead victims.
Resources should also be focused on helpingrepair damaged houses, clean the environment to prevent disease outbreaks,providing necessities for daily use, resuming production, and repairing trafficworks.-VNA
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