Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Four people had been killed and two others missing because of widespread flooding, triggered by adversedownpours, in the Central Highlands and the South Central region, as of 6:00pm on December 1.
Of the four deaths, three were in the south central province of Khanh Hoa and one in theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong. One missing was reported in Khanh Hoa and the other in Lam Dong.
In Khanh Hoa, NationalHighway 27C remained blocked after heavy rains caused landslides in several ofits sections. The province also reported that a group of 36 tourists and ninelocal tour guides, who started going trekking four days ago, have beenstranded by flash floods in Son Thanh commune, Khanh Son district. All of themremained safe. A search and rescue team was dispatched on December 1 to help thosepeople.
The Central Steering Committee for Natural DisasterPrevention and Control has requested Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong to focus theirefforts on rescue stranded tourists and search for missing people. It has urgedaffected cities and provinces to continue taking measures to addressconsequences of flooding, particularly in flooded and isolated areas, andtighten control on local tourism activities.
The central provinces from Quang Binh to Ninh Thuan andthose in the Central Highlands have been tasked to keep a close watch on thedevelopments of flooding and landslides to provide local residents with instantupdates and have timely response./.
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