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Storm Vamco wreaks havoc in central localities

Storm Vamco, the 13th storm to enter the East Sea this year, caused 18 people in the central region to suffer from injury as of 5pm on November 15, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Storm Vamco wreaks havoc in central localities ảnh 1Metal roofs are blown away in Quang Tri (Photo: VNA)

 Hanoi (VNA) – Storm Vamco, the 13th storm to enter the East Sea this year, caused 18people in the central region to suffer from injury as of 5pm on November 15, accordingto the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Of the injured, eightwere in Quang Binh, seven in Quang Tri province and three in Quang Nam.

In addition, fivehouses collapsed and the roofs of more than 1,500 houses were blown away.

The storm madelandfall in the central region on November 15 morning, and weakened into atropical depression after hitting Thua Thien-Hue province.

Ministries, sectorsand localities were asked to continue keeping a close watch, and stand ready torespond to natural disasters, especially flooding and landslides.

Cities and provinceshit by the tropical depression must ensure safety of reservoirs and sea dykes.

Recently, floods andlandslides have seriously impacted millions of people, inundated and damagednearly 300,000 houses in the central region./.

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