According to the local Storm andFlood Prevention and Control Committee, a total of 124 houses collapsedand 251 others were damaged or had their roofs blown off.
Strong wind and rain also submerged over 2,130 ha of rice and broke500m of sea dykes. The total economic loss was estimated at over 80billion VND.
Local authorities, departments, andresidents are working hard to clean up and repair damaged houses,schools, roads, and sea dykes, and restore electricity supply, saidDirector of the provincial Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Phan Trong Ho.
The province asked thegovernment to provide 45 billion VND (2.14 million USD) to rebuild seadykes and roads, and around 12 billion VND (570,000 USD) to buy riceseeds and help locals rebuild houses.
StormSinlaku swept through Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces late November 29,bringing torrential rains to provinces from Da Nang City to Phu Yen andthe northern region of the Central Highlands.-VNA