The flash floods hit the districts of Tram Tau, Van Chan, Van Yen and Nghia Lo township caused inundation and landslides in a wide scale, causing heavy damage.
Bung Bridge in Tram Tau was swept away by floods (Source: VNA)
Ban Hat Bridge in Tram Tau (Source: VNA)
One span of Thia Bridge in Tram Tau was swept away (Source: VNA)
Local authorities visit flood-hit sites. (Source: VNA)
Locals temporarily use bamboo-bridge to cross the spring (Source: VNA)
Many areas become a big mess after the floods (Source: VNA)
The road 174 from Nghia Lo to Tram Tau district was temporarily fixed for locals. (Source: VNA)
Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, visits locals in Tram Tau. (Source: VNA)
Head of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Committee Tran Quoc Vuong visits locals (Source: VNA)
Some 72 people have been killed as of 21:00 on October 15 in widespread floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central region and northern mountainous provinces.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has mobilised over 4,000 people, including army soldiers, police, militias and local residents, in search for missing people after a severe flash flood swept through the province on October 11.
The Prime Minister on October 16 decided to allocate nearly 29,000 tonnes of rice from national reserves for the central province of Nghe An, which has suffered serious losses due to natural disasters.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Central Committee has called for all organisations, agencies and community join hands in supporting people suffering from recent floods in northern and central localities.
Total damage caused by prolong downpours and floods in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has exceeded 800 billion VND (35.2 million USD), according to the province’s steering board for disaster prevention, search and rescue.