Village 9 in Hung Phuc commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province is located inside the Lam River dike. Because of the high water level in the Lam River, there is no way for flood water to escape. Flood water has gone down in other places, except for this village. To make the things worse, the water has turned black and emits a heavy odor.

Dead bodies of animals and rubbish are piled up around the village.

People have to live together with their cattle and poultry. In this photo, a couple in Hung Thinh commune, Nghe An province are cleaning up pig feces.

Residents in Phuong My commune, Ha Tinh province, have to use polluted river water for their daily use.

The flood left a  thick layer of disgusting mud in many communes in Ha Tinh province.

Local health workers said that hygiene-related? diseases have appeared in Thach Ha district, Ha Tinh province, including pink eye, dengue fever and various skin diseases.

In Nghe An province, pink eye disease has been reported in several districts. In this photo, health workers provide check-ups and deliver free medicines to people in Yen Thanh district, Nghe An.