Hanoi (VNA) – The death tollduring the recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains in the centralregion reached 106 as of 5 pm on October 20, while 27 others were missing, reportedthe Office of the Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention andControl.
According to the committee, over 7,200 ha offood crops were submerged and damaged.
More than 691,000 cattle and poultry weredead or swept away in floodwaters.
At the same time, 16 national highways and161,880 m of local roads in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Triprovinces were damaged.
The steering committee has alerted coastallocalities and relevant ministries and agencies about Storm Saudel, which ismoving towards the East Sea, especially when the central region is stillstruggling with large-scale flooding.
Storm Saudel poses a big threat toVietnam’s central provinces which are already struggling with the historicfloods triggered by 30-year record rainfall of up to 3,000 mm./.