Monday, 12:11, 18/10/2021

Flooding turns life upside down for residents in central Vietnam

VOV.VN - A series of floods triggered by a prolonged period of heavy rain over the past few days have disrupted traffic, submerged houses and crops and killed locals in the central and Central Highlands regions of Vietnam.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 1 — Torrential rain causes floodwaters to rise high, leaving many low-lying areas immersed in water throughout the central and Central Highlands regions.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 2 — Dozens of houses in Pleiku city of Gia Lai province are inundated by flooding.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 3 — The police in Gia Lai province help to evacuate local people to safe areas.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 4 — Hundreds of local residents in Dak Glei district of Kon Tum province have been brought to shelters. Elsewhere, water levels on the Po Ko river have swelled quickly, blocking many important roads locally.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 5 — Heavy downpour makes roads impassable in mountainous areas throughout Quang Nam province, which were badly impacted by floods in 2020. Roads are left submerged in deep water and vehicles are unable to travel through it.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 6 — Three hydropower plants discharge a total of 5,000 cubic metres of water per second into the Vu Gia river in Quang Nam province, leaving thousands of homes deep in water downstream.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 7 — A residential area in Dai Loc district of Quang Nam province is left blocked by rising floodwaters.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 8 — Torrential rain results in high water levels on the Hoai river in Hoi An city, with some parts of Bach Dang street left 40cm to 50cm deep in water.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 9 — Local people prepare boats in case of flooding in Le Thuy distrct of Quang Binh province amid Kien Giang river rising.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 10 — Residents in Quang Binh province are quick to move their valuable property to a higher ground at night due to fears relating to floodwaters.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 11 — A person brings rice to the roof as floodwaters rise rapidly.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 12 — On-duty officials set up notice boards in a bid to warn people of danger in Quang Tri province’s mountainous areas.

flooding turns life upside down for residents in central vietnam picture 13 — A man in Ha Tinh province is busy moving valuable things and poultry to a safe place for fears that floodwaters are going to rise high locally.

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