Post-typhoon death toll sees continued increase amid rising water levels

Meanwhile, the water levels on the Thao river in northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is going down, although it still stands at 34.51 metres, exceeding the 1968 flood record by about 0.09 metres.

The Lo river in Tuyen Quang province has swelled to 27.72 metres, while in Vu Quang commune in Phu Tho province it has reached 21.01 metres.

Most notably, the water level in the Red river was forecast to continue to rise with a high flow velocity due to the rising water levels in nearby rivers coupled with water discharges from upstream hydropower reservoirs.

As the water level spiked swiftly, authorities in Hanoi have been forced to block several roads and have also asked 46 households with nearly 200 people living along the Red river in Chuong Duong sard to move to higher areas.

The NHMF noted that these weather patterns will continue to cause widespread heavy rainfall throughout the north until September 12, adding that over the next two days, heavy rain will persist in the midlands and northern mountainous areas.

According to reports released by the Department of Dike Management and Disaster Prevention and Control, as of 13:30 on September 11, the death and missing toll from post-typhoon flash floods and landslides in several northern localities rose to 296 people, including 155 dead and 141 missing.

The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has recorded 29 deaths and 23 missing people from landslides in Nguyen Binh district.

Lao Cai province reported 53 deaths and 102 missing in a flash flood and landslide, while 44 people were reported dead and missing after a severe landslide in Yen Bai. Elsewhere, 13 died in Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city.

Other deaths were also recorded in Hanoi with one, Hai Duong with one, Hoa Binh with five, Lang Son with three, Bac Giang with two, Tuyen Quang with two, Ha Giang with one, Lai Chau with one, Phu Tho with one, and Vinh Phuc with one.