Nearly 30,000 households from the Mekong Delta province of An Gianghave been evacuated to flood-proof residential clusters.
The province recently finished the construction of 203 flood-proof residential clusters covering over 830ha.
The clusters take the form of miniature urban areas, and include markets, schools and medical centres.
As scheduled, delta provinces will finish evacuating around 200,000households from low-lying areas along Dong Thap Muoi and the Long XuyenQuadrangle to flood-proof residential clusters.
More than 1,000 flood-proof residential clusters were built in the delta as part of a national programme from 2001-07.
Dao Thi Luyen, a resident from a flood-hit area in the delta's Long Anprovince, said: "Thanks to this timely intervention, my family and my200 chickens are safe from the floods."
Localities in the delta have also continued to strengthen dykes to protect rice and other crops.
Statistics from the National Steering Committee for Flood and StormPrevention and Control showed that 11 people had died during the currentfloods in the Mekong Delta.
Meanwhile, storm Nalgae, thesixth so far this year, weakened to a tropical depression before makinglandfall, but still brought with it widespread rain.
National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre Deputy Director LeThanh Hai said: "There are no more storms forecast, at least until theend of this week."./.