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More Flood Deaths Reported As New Typhoon Comes Closer

In the central province of Ha Tinh, lightning caused three casualties and badly injured one person in the Huong Khe and Ky Anh districts.


The Prime Minister yesterday issued an urgent message asking provincial People's Committees and ministries to do their best to cope with damage caused by weekend floods.

According to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, water levels in rivers from Nghe An to Quang Binh central province and Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) were still rising after the devastation of Tropical Storm No 2.

As of 1pm yesterday, the height of the Gianh River, in Quang Binh Province, exceeded top warning level by 1.35m and at the Srepok River, in Dak Lak Province of Tay Nguyen, the water level had risen to 175.82m above its top warning level.

Local authorities in the provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Tay Nguyen were asked to evacuate people from dangerous areas and take measures to limit damage and loss.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment instructed the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting to closely monitor the development of floods, storms and natural disasters so preventative actions could be taken.

While the central and southern provinces are still coping with damage caused by Tropical Storm No. 2, the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting yesterday said the sixth typhoon of the year in the north-western Pacific is forecast to move towards the East Sea.

Pabuk, which means a kind of big fresh water fish in Laos, is heading in a westerly direction at speeds of 20-25km per hour.

According to the centre, at 7 am yesterday the typhoon was measured at 21.8 degrees north latitude and 125.0 degrees west longitude, 440km south east off the coast of Taiwan.

The strongest winds were measured between 103 to 117km per hour.

The centre forecast that in the next 24 hours, the typhoon would cause strong winds of 62-74km per hour to 103-117km per hour, wind gusts of above 103-117km per hour and rough seas in the north-eastern area of the East Sea today.

Water levels in the Hong (Red) River and Pha Lai River early yesterday reached their peak, exceeding the highest warning level by 0.37m and 0.45m respectively, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

In the central province of Quang Binh and the Central Highlands, water levels in rivers including Gianh, Krong Ana and Srepok, had risen to a level that could cause landslides and flooding in the areas, warned the centre.

The Central Committee for Storm and Flood Control has reported 11 deaths and 15 missing people in the Central Highlands as a result of Tropical Storm No 2.

In the central province of Ha Tinh, lightning caused three casualties and badly injured one person in the Huong Khe and Ky Anh districts.

Whirlwinds destroyed 200 houses and five schools. More than 14,000ha of rice fields and 500ha of aqua-culture ponds were submerged by the flood water. Thunderbolts damaged 200km of electric lines and two transformers.

Meanwhile, in Quang Binh Province, heavy rains caused severe floods in two districts of Minh Hoa and Tuyen Hoa. One local person died after being swept away.

The floods also blocked transportation in the two districts and seriously damaged the province's railway network.

In the southern Binh Phuoc Province, three days of heavy rains caused dangerously high water levels and damaged 23 houses and over 100ha of cultivated areas.

Statistics released by Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, Phu Yen, Thua Thien-Hue and Dong Nai provinces stated that 202 houses collapsed, nearly 5,000 houses and 30,000ha of crops were flooded, 27 irrigation works damaged and 3,000 households evacuated to safe areas. Total damage was estimated to run up to trillions of dong.

Four remote communes of Muong Hoong, Ngoc Linh, Dak Choong and Xop in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum the were completely cut-off from other areas.

Heavy rains and strong winds were also responsible for 37 collapsed or damaged houses, and 13,000ha of crops waterlogged in the southern province of Bac Lieu. Provincial authorities estimated the total damage to reach hundreds of millions of dong.

The central committee warned that if local authorities and inhabitants did not actively cope with floods and landslides, damage caused by the storm would increase as heavy rains continued to fall in the country.
Viet Nam News

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