Severe floods hit central localities

Rising flood level in Ben Hai, Hieu, Thach Han and O Lau rivers in the central province of Quang Tri killed one locals and affected 39,700 households as of October 11 morning, reported the provincial Steering Committee for National Disaster Prevention and Control.
Severe floods hit central localities ảnh 1A helicopter with rescuers is performing rescue activities for crewmembers of Vietship 01 (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – Rising flood level in Ben Hai, Hieu, Thach Han and O Laurivers in the central province of Quang Tri killed one locals and affected39,700 households as of October 11 morning, reported the provincial Steering Committeefor National Disaster Prevention and Control.

The province has moved more than6,900 households with over 20,300 people from flooding areas with highrisk of landslides to safer places. The locality is also mobilising forces to searchfor six people missing, five in the mainland and one at sea.

So far, floodwater has swept away 790 hectares of aquatic farms, more than1,230 hectares of crop areas, and 138,600 poultry, while damaging variousroads.

On October 11 morning, rescuers have continued to salvage nine peopletrapped in Vietship 01 vessels which has been stranded in waters at about 400mfrom Cua Viet port.

Quang Tri suffered fromwidespread torrential rains from October 6-10 with highest rainfall of over 1,340mmin some places.

Meanwhile incentral Quang Binh province, floods also left one died and one missing, while drowningmore than 14,700 houses and isolating many villages. Local authorities areworking hard to supply foods to people in isolated areas and evacuate locals inrisky areas to safe shelters.

In Tan Hoa commune of Minh Hoa district, about 600 houses havebeen deeply submerged in floodwaters, along with schools and the headquarters ofthe communal People’s Committee.

In Tan Ninh commune of Quang Ninh district, floodwater with0.5-3m in depth also isolated many villages. Locals have received 200 packagesof foods and clean water.

Flood levels in Nhat Le and Kien Giang rivers is reducing butstill at alert level three.

Initialreport showed that about 877 hectares of aquatic farms, 314 hectares of trees,1,146 hectares of crop, and 12 hectares of rice farms have been damaged.

At the sametime, the central city of Da Nang is exerting efforts to search for three peoplemissing due to heavy rains and flooding, including two at sea.

The natural disasters have sunken three boatsand made one stranded. As of October 11 morning, eight boats with 79crewmembers remained operations at sea. Safety alert has been sent to theboats.

Earlier, the city evacuated 754 householdswith 2,567 people to safer places./.
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