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Tropical storm Sonca causes damage across central region

Tropical storm Sonca, the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, has led to floods and extensive damage to agriculture, infrastructure and houses in central region.
Tropical storm Sonca causes damage across central region ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Tropical storm Sonca, the fourth tostrike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, has led to floods and extensivedamage to agriculture, infrastructure and houses in central region.

[Localities brace for tropical storm Sonca]

After heavy rains hit central provinces from Thanh Hoa toThua Thien-Hue on July 25, around 2,878 hectares of paddies in Thua Thien – Hueand Quang Tri were submerged.

It also caused a whirlwind in Ha Tinh, which injured twopeople and blew away roofs of 64 houses. The local damage has amounted to about960 million VND (42,230 USD).

Relevant authorities have visited affected families andmobilised resources to help alleviate the storm impacts, particularly in searchand rescue missions and fixing damaged facilities.

Last week, tropical storm Talas, the second of the season,killed at least eight people and damaged buildings and roads across northernand central regions. Weather forecasters have predicted a particularly stormytyphoon season this year, with 13-15 typhoons and tropical depressions expectedto develop over the East Sea.-VNA
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