VOV.VN - Floods caused by torrential rain in central Vietnam over the past few days have left 17 dead and 11 missing, while a new tropical low depression is coming near.
Rising flood level in Ben Hai, Hieu, Thach Han and O Lau rivers in the central province of Quang Tri killed one locals and affected 39,700 households as of October 11 morning, reported the provincial Steering Committee for National Disaster Prevention and Control.
VOV.VN - Storm Linfa, the sixth to form in the East Sea this year, on the morning of October 11 made landfall in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai and weakened into a tropical depression, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
VOV.VN - With the nation’s central region enduring plenty of losses and severe damage from rising flooding caused by heavy rainfall, conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days with more rain set to fall until October 14.
VOV.VN - Vietnam's central region has been hit by severe flooding after long periods of torrential rain have led to rising water levels, resulting in many homes of local people being left submerged.
VOV.VN - Four people have died whilst a further eight people have gone missing in the central and central highlands regions after a period of historic rainfall caused severe flooding which damaged roads, caused landslides, and disrupted the flow of traffic along major routes.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on central provinces to take all emergency measures necessary to safeguard the lives of local residents and to minimise human and property losses as rising floodwaters caused by a spell of heavy rain continues to batter the region.
VOV.VN - Heavy rain caused by a tropical low pressure over the past two days has submerged parts of the central region of Vietnam, throwing local residents’ life into chaos.
VOV.VN - Heavy rain in recent days has caused water levels of the Hoai river to swell up, flooding parts of Hoi An city, a popular tourist site recognized by UNESCO in central Vietnam, and forcing local residents to rapidly move their valuable possessions to safe places.
VOV.VN - A number of flash floods triggered by a prolonged period of heavy rain hit the central province of Quang Tri on October 7, causing serious damage to infrastructure and property throughout the locality.