Large-scale downpours trigger floods in Binh Dinh province. (Photo: VNA) BinhDinh (VNA) – Floods triggered by large-scale downpours on December13 killed six people in the south central province of Binh Dinh, localofficials said.
Asmany as 10,149 houses have been inundated while seven homes were pulled downand nine other were severely damaged by the floods as of December 13 afternoon.
Up52km of roads and 8.3km of river dykes have been eroded, four bridges collapsedwhile 18 other bridges and 78 culverts were destroyed.
Theprovince’s agriculture sector suffered heavy losses as more than 9,100ha ofrice and other crops have been submerged and over 130,500 poultry and almost800 cattle heads were killed.
Earlier, heavy rains over the weekend caused flooding across the centralregion with eight people reported dead and two other missing as of December 11.
The downpours affected 23,126 houses and inundated nearly 7,000 hectaresof crops and 278.2 hectares of aquaculture farming. Meanwhile, more than 64.6kilometres of local roads and more than 2 kilometres of dykes sustained damage.
Thousands of students wereexcused from school to ensure their safety.-VNA
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