Prolonged rain and floods leave 6 people dead and missing

According to statistics from the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), as of 5:00 p.m. on September 28, the flood caused many losses in human lives, property, and crops in the northern and central provinces.

Specifically, 4 people died (including 1 person in Quang Tri who died from a lightning strike; 1 boy in Thanh Hoa who slipped and fell into the stream while playing near Don stream; 1 person died from being swept away by flood in Hoa Binh; 1 person died from being swept away by flood in Son La) and 2 people are missing in Son La.

Heavy rains caused landslides and traffic jams on many roads in Lao Cai province. (Photo: Natural Resources and Environment Newspaper).

Regarding property, 24 houses were flooded, 60 houses were isolated (Hoa Binh); 2 houses collapsed (Quang Ninh); 75 houses were damaged by landslides (Hoa Binh 49, Son La 6, Yen Bai 1, Lao Cai 19, Phu Tho 3); 14,782 hectares of rice were destroyed; 7,213 hectares of crops were flooded, 3,717 hectares of crops were damaged.

Regarding irrigation, there are 2 landslide locations in Hanoi including: 5m landslide of the right Bui dike (level IV) at the upstream location of the culvert through the Ly Nhan pumping station dike (Nam Phuong Tien commune, Chuong My district), the locality has handled the situation by stretching tarpaulins and filling soil; landslide of the upstream slope of the left Day dike (level I) with a length of 10m at K48+850 - K48+860 (Vien Noi commune, Ung Hoa district).

Regarding traffic, heavy rains and floods caused serious landslides in some provinces of Lao Cai, Phu Tho, and Hoa Binh.

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