Hanoi (VNA) –Typhoon Koto, the 15th storm entering the East Sea, has left one person dead and three missing, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has reported.
Accordingly, large waves sank a basket boat in Lam Dong province, resulting in one fatality; 17 fish cages and 26 aquaculture pens were damaged, and about 200 metres of seawall in Ham Tien 1 street eroded.
Meanwhile, a tornado and high waves at sea, caused by the impact of Typhoon Koto, sank the vessel NT-90329-TS about 300 metres off Binh Thien beach in Khanh Hoa, leaving three people missing. Provincial authorities are coordinating with the local Border Guard Station in search and rescue efforts, the authority said.
The damage caused by the storm has been totaled at an estimated of over 5.6 billion VND (212,402 USD). Local authorities are continuing to review and assess the extent of the losses.
Typhoon Koto maintains its current intensity and trajectory, moving slowly with a gradual weakening trend, the authority said.
According to preliminary statistics from the VDDMA, as of 8:30 am on November 29, floods had caused 963 houses to collapse, and damaged 3,390 others. Floods also killed or swept away 944,975 livestock and poultry, with Dak Lak suffering the heaviest loss with 663,500 animals.
On November 29, the PM made a field trip to Dak Lak to inspect flood recovery efforts and held both in-person and online meetings with representatives of the provinces of Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong, to coordinate flood aftermath responses.
The provinces and cities of Quang Tri, Da Nang and Quang Ngai have largely completed their flood recovery.
Meanwhile, Gia Lai province has finished repairing houses lightly damaged by the 13th storm named Kalmaegi, and the floods from November 16–22, the locality is now focusing on restoring 845 severely damaged or collapsed homes and providing financial support for houses that were destroyed or swept away.
Khanh Hoa province needs to rebuild 115 collapsed or washed-away houses and repair 922 homes that were severely damaged.
Currently, 39 schools in Khanh Hoa remain closed, while students in Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong and Quang Ngai have resumed classes.
Hospitals and commune-level health stations have resumed medical services, with disinfection and sanitation efforts continuing in residential areas. The Ministry of Health, along with the health departments of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Ho Chi Minh City, have deployed medical support teams to assist affected provinces.
Public telecommunications networks in the flood-affected provinces have been repaired by telecom companies, and communication services have largely normalised./.
Typhoon Koto weakens, changes direction, continues to move slowly
In the next days, the typhoon will continue to move slowly westward, then possibly turn west-southwest at about 5km/h, continuing to weaken.
