VietNamNet Bridge - According to the National Committee for Search and Rescue, because of Mangkhut, the sixth storm this year, one died in Hai Phong and three others went missing in Ha Tinh.

Big waves in Do Son, Hai Phong.

The storm damaged four fishing boats in Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An and Hai Phong. At present, a fishing boat of Ha Tinh province, with three people on board, is still missing.

Another incident occurred at 3pm yesterday. A barge carrying three people drifted about five nautical miles from Nghi Son Port, Thanh Hoa province. Nghe An Province Border Security Force sent ships to rescue the barge but they ships had to return because of big waves.

By 3am today, a cargo ship of the Nghi Son Cement Company approached the barge and took two sailors to the shore for emergency. One sailor was too weak so he could not climb to the cargo ship. Another ship was sent to save this sailor.

According to the National Center for Hydrometeorology Forecast, this morning, the storm weakened into depressions on the Vietnam-Laos border then fading.

Last night and this morning, due to the storm, the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh had moderate and heavy rain.

By 7am today, the common rainfall was measured from 80-100m and up to over 200mm in some places, such as 246 mm in Tinh Gia (Thanh Hoa), Tay Hieu 240mm, Ky Anh505 mm, Ha Tinh city 206mm, Cam Nhuong 244mm ...

Due to heavy rain, the water level in the rivers from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh is rising.

Le Ha