Floods leave central region deep under water

Torrential rain turns several roads in the southcentral coastal province of Binh Dinh into rivers.

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Over 2,000 households throughout Phuoc Thang, Phuoc Thuan, and Cat Chanh districts in Binh Dinh province are flooded on the morning of November 30, with local residents being evacuated to safe areas to avoid the devastating impact.

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Flood water also engulfs several roads and isolates different communes in Binh Dinh province.

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The administration of Binh Dinh province allows over 66,000 students to stay off school in order to avoid the flood water.

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Local authorities set up barriers in order to ban people from travelling around dangerous areas.

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Phu Yen province’s authorities evacuate approximately 300 households with over 900 people to safety, with the water level in local rivers forecast to continue to rise over the next few days.

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Streets across Hoi An, a tourism hotspot in central Vietnam, are left submerged under a metre of floodwater in the wake of heavy rains over recent days.