Central Vietnam submerged after hours of heavy rainfall

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Storm Son Ca, the fifth storm to hit the Vietnamese coast this year, bring heavy downpours to the central city of Da Nang and Quang Nam province.

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Numerous areas in Da Nang city are inundated by heavy rain

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Water overflow into many houses in areas of Hoa Khanh and Lien Chieu.

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Many people spend a sleepless night taking the water out of their homes.

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Local residents put things up high to avoid damage by floodwater.

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A hospital in Da Nang is flooded.

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Power outage hit many areas in Da Nang at around midnight of October 14, and many residents fail to contact local authorities for help as their phones report low batteries.

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Police and armed forces along with local authorities are dispatched to flooded areas to take the locals to safe places.

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Many cars and motorbikes are stuck when driving through flooded streets.

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Traffic police and rescuers work very hard to move vehicles trapped in flooded water.

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Water levels in the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage site, exceed the alert level 3, flooding a large area in the locality.

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Flooding is also reported in many areas in central Quang Nam province.

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Floodwater is 0.5m-1.5m deep in a residential area of Dai Loc district.

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National Highway 14B is seriously eroded in Quang Nam province.

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The Central province of Thua Thien - Hue is also one of the heavy rain-hit localities with a maximum volume of over 800mm, equivalent to a disaster risk of alert level 3, according to the provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue.