Floods and landslides leave 16 dead, 5 missing in Central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in Vietnam’s central provinces have killed 16 people and left 5 others missing, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Housing damage is severe, with 91 homes destroyed and over 43,000 flooded, mainly in Gia Lai, Dak Lak, and Khanh Hoa provinces.
Agricultural losses are also significant, with more than 10,000 hectares of rice fields damaged and over 6,500 livestock and poultry killed or swept away.
Transportation infrastructure has been heavily affected. Currently, 47 locations on national highways are blocked or flooded, causing traffic disruptions in Quang Tri, Hue, Quang Ngai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, and Khanh Hoa, along with multiple provincial and inter-commune roads submerged.
Notably, a section of National Highway 20 on Mimosa Pass in Lam Dong collapsed, with the roadbed and pavement destroyed over a length of approximately 70 meters and a depth of 40 meters, making it impassable.
Local authorities have closed the section and implemented traffic guidance and rerouting.
The floods also caused power outages affecting over 1 million customers, with more than 457,000 households restored so far.
Authorities continue to coordinate emergency response measures to ensure residents’ safety and restore transportation in the affected areas.
Soldiers battle raging floods, race against time to save lives in Central Vietnam
VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence on November 20 deployed two Mi-171 helicopters to the severely flooded areas of Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak provinces to conduct emergency search-and-rescue operations and deliver relief supplies.
