Four people died and two others went missing in the central provinces of Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh on December 6-7, while more than 2,300 houses were submerged in water, the Centre of Flood and Storm Prevention in the Central and Central Highlands regions reported yesterday.

Thousands of houses submerged by flood water in central Vietnam


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Continuous rainfall over the past week flooded streets in Nghia Hanh District in the central province of Quang Ngai. 

Its report said more than 23 communes and eight districts in the two provinces have been flooded due to heavy rainfall and rising rivers.

Floods also isolated some communes in Binh Dinh Province and damaged over 4.3km of a channel system in Binh Dinh and Ninh Thuan.

Sixty households in Phu Trung Village in Binh Dinh’s Cát Khánh Commune were completely isolated when water rose up to two metres and flooded roads.

A whirlwind occurred in My An Village in Binh Dinh Province’s Phu My District, but reports of damage have not been released.

The centre warned that flood levels in the rivers in the two provinces are forecast to keep rising.

Water level in Quang Ngai’s Tra Khuc River, which measured 6.05m yesterday, is expected to rise up to 6.5m, while the Ve River in the province will rise up to 5.7m.

The centre issued a third grade risk warning for areas near rivers in provinces from Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa.

Rainfall measured between 158mm and 165mm in Quang Ngai City and Ba To District in Quang Ngai Province, while provinces from Thua Thien-Hue to Binh Dinh recorded an average rainfall of 40-70mm.  

Quang Ngai Province has called for an emergency fund of VNĐ7 billion from the State budget to buy rice seeds and vegetables to replace flooded crops.

The province has also asked for 300 tonnes of rice for residents in the most flooded communes, as well as medicine and cleaning chemicals. 

VNS