Many provinces in northern Vietnam are suffering from flooding and
landslides caused by prolonged heavy rain and are working to deal with
the situation.
In Lao Cai province, on July 28, a
37-year-old man was swept away by a flood while trying to cross a stream
in Liem Phu commune, Van Ban district, according to the local
authority. His body was retrieved the same day by local residents.
In Quang Ninh province, prolonged rain for over two days created
landslides around the dams in Ha Long city, causing local houses to
collapse. As a result, many households had to be urgently evacuated to
safer places.
According to the Ha Long city People’s
Committee, dozens of households were more or less affected by the
landslides caused by the heavy rain. Among them, four households were
seriously affected and one home completely collapsed.
In Son La province, many roads have been inundated by flooding, causing serious congestion.
One part of the National Highway 6 passing through Chieng Mung commune
in Mai Son district, in particular, was completely submerged by water,
creating traffic backups of nearly one kilometre that lasted for over
two hours.
In response, the local authorities intervened by redirecting traffic along a new route.
Landslides have also blocked the way on three other roads in the province and causing heavy traffic congestion.
Damages from the flood and landslides in Son La are so far unknown,
but the crops of many local households were reported to be seriously
damaged.
Tuyen Quang province has been also considerably affected by the prolonged heavy rain.
In particular, the rain has broken the dams surrounding the Hoang Tan
Reservoir in Ninh Lai commune, Son Duong district, causing damage to
dozens of hectares of crops and plants grown by the locals and killing
thousands of poultry.
Local authorities in affected
provinces are still working to deal with the consequences of flooding
and landslide and prevent further damages.-VNA