Hanoi (VNA) – Twopeople were killed and three others were reported missing in the central regionby recent flooding as of December 10, according to the Office of the CentralSteering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
The heavy rainfalls inundatedover 4,640 houses, 9,074ha of rice and 918ha of vegetables, killed almost 16,300heads of fowl and cattle, destroyed 47.4km of dykes and over 58.5km of roads.
Many households in Tam Ky city inthe central province of Quang Ngai were 0.8-1.2m under water.
The same day, 12 fishing vesselsfrom the central province of Binh Dinh with 105 fishermen faced dangerousweather conditions near Hainan island of China.
The Foreign Ministry’s ConsularDepartment sent Diplomatic Note No.1361/CH-LS-BHCD dated December 10, 2018 tothe Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to direct agencies concerned to create favourableconditions for 12 fishing vessels and 105 fishermen to shelter in safeareas.-VNA
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