A section of National Road 32 is destroyed by flood (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - As of 17:00 on June 25, the death toll in flood and landslidesrose to 14 in the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Lai Chau,according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention andControl.
Ofthe victims, 11 were residents of Lai Chau and the rest three were from HaGiang.
InLai Chau, 11 people went missing and seven were injured after heavy rainstriggered flood and landslides over the past two days.
Besides,floods and landslides destroyed 67 houses in Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Thai Nguyenand Lao Cai provinces, while damaging 379 others. As many as 751 houses in HaGiang and 18 ones in Lao Cai were submerged by floodwater.
HaGiang and Lai Chau have suffered the most severe agricultural loss so far, as 735hectares of rice and crop were affected, 87 cattle were killed while 14hectares of aquatic farms were swept away by floods as consequences of heavyrains which started on June 22.
Nationalroads 4D, 32, 279, 4H and 4C in Lai Chau were blocked by masses of soil andstones from serious landslides, causing traffic congestion. Some provincialroads of Lai Chau were also damaged.
Meanwhile,36 houses and more than 6 hectares of rice and crop were damaged in Na Hang andHam Yen districts of Tuyen Quang province. More than 1,200 metres of canals weredestroyed, while four 0.4 KV electricity poles collapsed.
InDien Bien province, heavy rain and floods swept away seven houses and damaged47 others. Besides, the Nam Po elementary school in Muong Nhe border districtis under water.
Totallosses are estimated to reach over 110.6 billion VND (4.82 million USD), withLai Chau being the hardest hit with damages amounting to about 90 billion VND.
On June 25, the Central SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control issued a dispatch toinstruct Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Son La, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang,Yen Bai and Lao Cai provinces to enhance dissemination on natural disasterprevention through mass media, in Vietnamese and ethnic languages, in order tominimise losses due to rains and floods.
Earlier, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also issued a dispatch asking relevantministries, sectors and localities to focus resources on search and rescuealong with activities to overcome flood consequences in northern mountainousand midland provinces.-VNA
Ofthe victims, 11 were residents of Lai Chau and the rest three were from HaGiang.
InLai Chau, 11 people went missing and seven were injured after heavy rainstriggered flood and landslides over the past two days.
Besides,floods and landslides destroyed 67 houses in Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Thai Nguyenand Lao Cai provinces, while damaging 379 others. As many as 751 houses in HaGiang and 18 ones in Lao Cai were submerged by floodwater.
HaGiang and Lai Chau have suffered the most severe agricultural loss so far, as 735hectares of rice and crop were affected, 87 cattle were killed while 14hectares of aquatic farms were swept away by floods as consequences of heavyrains which started on June 22.
Nationalroads 4D, 32, 279, 4H and 4C in Lai Chau were blocked by masses of soil andstones from serious landslides, causing traffic congestion. Some provincialroads of Lai Chau were also damaged.
Meanwhile,36 houses and more than 6 hectares of rice and crop were damaged in Na Hang andHam Yen districts of Tuyen Quang province. More than 1,200 metres of canals weredestroyed, while four 0.4 KV electricity poles collapsed.
InDien Bien province, heavy rain and floods swept away seven houses and damaged47 others. Besides, the Nam Po elementary school in Muong Nhe border districtis under water.
Totallosses are estimated to reach over 110.6 billion VND (4.82 million USD), withLai Chau being the hardest hit with damages amounting to about 90 billion VND.
On June 25, the Central SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control issued a dispatch toinstruct Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Son La, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang,Yen Bai and Lao Cai provinces to enhance dissemination on natural disasterprevention through mass media, in Vietnamese and ethnic languages, in order tominimise losses due to rains and floods.
Earlier, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also issued a dispatch asking relevantministries, sectors and localities to focus resources on search and rescuealong with activities to overcome flood consequences in northern mountainousand midland provinces.-VNA
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