A flooded house in Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province (Photo: VNA) The regionsface a high risk of floods even as the typhoon dissipates.
According tothe National Hydrometeorological Forecasting Centre, torrential rain isforecast to continue in the central and Central Highlands regions. As a result,flash floods and landslide warnings have been issued.
Prolongedtorrential rain has inundated more than 2,000 houses in Quynh Luu district,Nghe An province, with some parts up to 70cm underwater. Residents had toevacuate.
A dykesection in Quynh Tam commune broke on September 28 night. Hundreds of residentsand military officers were on-site to protect the dyke under the rain.
More than300 schools in Nghe An have been closed due to heavy floods and isolation.
Reservoirsin the central region have released water over the past few days, leading tofloods.
Authoritiesin central Nghe An province fixed the landslide on a section of the North-Southrailway line at Hoang Mai Station, which a lot of trains departing from Hanoirun.
Thelandslide was reported on September 28 night and delayed some trains.
The waterlevel of rivers in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Nam provinces are expected torise.
Floods areforecast in rivers of provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri.
Central HaTinh province has closed 83 schools, affecting nearly 35,000 students, due tothe floods.
Some roadsconnecting villages in Son Tien, Son Bang, and Kim Hoa communes have beenflooded, isolating 123 households.
Since September28 night, landslides have isolated 8,000 people in three villages of Tu Mo Rongdistrict in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.
About 1,000cu.m of rock and soil has blocked the road leading to Tu Tho hamlet. Localauthorities are mobilising forces to clear the road.
In otherareas where weather conditions are more stable, residents are helping eachother repair houses.
On September29 morning, passenger boats and high-speed ferries from the mainland to PhuQuoc, Tho Chau and Nam Du islands resumed operations./.
VNA
