The Vietnam Red Cross has prepared money and goods worth over 4.3billion VND to aid storm victims in the central coastal region aftertropical storm Mindulle hit the region on August 24, killing seven.
According to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre, storm No3 has weakened into a tropical low and will continue bringing rainfallfrom Thanh Hoa to Nghe An provinces and expand to the southern region ofthe Northern Delta. The provinces should stay alert, especially takingprecautions against flash floods and landslides in the mountainousdistricts.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlineshas also resumed flights and added four more flights on August 25between Nghe An’s Vinh City and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The airlinehad to cancel 14 flights on August 23 and 24 due to the storm whichseriously affected Nghe An, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, ThuaThien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Ngai. One victim died and two went missingin Hanoi Tinh province. Quang Tri province estimates damages at 4.5billion VND and in Da Nang city, a fishing boat has been declaredmissing, along with 10 fishermen.
In the hardest-hitprovince of Nghe An, the storm killed 6 people and injured 43 others,unroofed 31,500 houses and collapsed 295 others, with about 8,400 ha ofcrop likely to be lost as well. The total loss is estimated at 590billion VND.
To deal with the disaster, Thanh Hoaprovince has evacuated about 18,000 people in the coastal districtsincluding Tinh Gia, Quang Xuong, Hau Loc, Hoang Hoa and Nga Son to themainland./.
According to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre, storm No3 has weakened into a tropical low and will continue bringing rainfallfrom Thanh Hoa to Nghe An provinces and expand to the southern region ofthe Northern Delta. The provinces should stay alert, especially takingprecautions against flash floods and landslides in the mountainousdistricts.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlineshas also resumed flights and added four more flights on August 25between Nghe An’s Vinh City and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The airlinehad to cancel 14 flights on August 23 and 24 due to the storm whichseriously affected Nghe An, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, ThuaThien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Ngai. One victim died and two went missingin Hanoi Tinh province. Quang Tri province estimates damages at 4.5billion VND and in Da Nang city, a fishing boat has been declaredmissing, along with 10 fishermen.
In the hardest-hitprovince of Nghe An, the storm killed 6 people and injured 43 others,unroofed 31,500 houses and collapsed 295 others, with about 8,400 ha ofcrop likely to be lost as well. The total loss is estimated at 590billion VND.
To deal with the disaster, Thanh Hoaprovince has evacuated about 18,000 people in the coastal districtsincluding Tinh Gia, Quang Xuong, Hau Loc, Hoang Hoa and Nga Son to themainland./.
