Vietnamese localities hit by three typhoons since start of the year
VOV.VN - With Typhoon Bailu likely to reach Vietnam in several days, it will be the fourth typhoon to hit the country this year, therefore let’s review the three other typhoons Vietnam has been hit with since the beginning of the year.
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| The first typhoon to hit the country in 2019 was Pabuk which caused two deaths in the country. |
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| Aside from affecting Vietnam, other nations including Malaysia and Thailand were also badly affected by the typhoon Pabuk. |
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| The adverse weather caused a number of houses to collapse and left many severely damaged in Tra Vinh, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, and Soc Trang provinces. |
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| Flooding hit 28,648 hectares of rice paddies. |
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| The total cost of damage caused by the first typhoon of the year stood at VND27.87 billion. |
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| Local authorities were able to provide timely support to local people, helping them to stabilise their lives, according to Bui Minh Tuy, chairman of the Dong Hai district People’s Committee in Bac Lieu province. |
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| The second typhoon of the year was internationally known as typhoon Mun which flooded localities from Haiphong to Nam Dinh, starting from the early morning on July 4. |
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| Two deaths and three injuries were caused as a result of the typhoon. |
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| A road damaged by the weather |
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| Typhoon Mun submerged many areas in Quynh Van, Quynh Bang, and Quynh Minh communes in Nghe An province. |
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| Hoang Mai commune in Nghe An province suffered deep flooding. |
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| Flooding destroyed 37 local houses in Yen Bai province. |
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| Heavy rainfall and strong wind damaged a plant with a total area of 7,000 square metres in Hung Khanh commune in Yen Bai province, costing a total of VND5.6 billion damage in the process. |
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| With typhoon Mun hitting Vietnam more than 300,000 customers in the nation’s northeastern region had their power supply interrupted. |
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| Torrential rain and whirlwind caused the collapse of houses in Lap Vo district in Dong Thap province. |
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| The third typhoon of the year, typhoon Wipha, caused three deaths in Muong Lat district in Thanh Hoa province. |
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| Nhi Son commune in Thanh Hoa province was hit by one death. |
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| Many people lost their home as a result of the typhoon. |
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| In addition to the strong winds and rains, 357 houses were left at high risk of landslides. |
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| Ho Thi Sua, 33, of Pa Hoc village, lose her home on August 4 as a result of the adverse weather. |
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| Typhoon Wipha, the third of the year, caused the collapse of 190 houses in Kien Giang province on August 4, costing a total of VND8.9 billion. |
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| Flooding caused untold damage across Son La province. |
