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Floods kill eight in Nghe An, Ha Tinh

Heavy downpours and floods in the north central region claimed the lives of eight people in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces as of 5:30pm on October 2.
Floods kill eight in Nghe An, Ha Tinh ảnh 1Flash flood in Nghe An's Ky Son district (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Heavy downpours and floods in the north central regionclaimed the lives of eight people in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces as of 5:30pmon October 2.

According to the standing office of the National SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, in Thanh Hoa, Nghe Anand Ha Tinh, 26 houses saw over 70% of their structure damaged, 143 had theirroofs blown off, 55 were affected by landslides, and over14,000 submerged. Over 2,000 families had to relocate.  

Floods kill eight in Nghe An, Ha Tinh ảnh 2Thousands of houses are submerged (Photo: VNA)
Flooding also damaged 11,435 ha of rice and other crops, more than3,800 ha of industrial and fruit trees, nearly 135 ha of forest, over 9,000 haof ponds and lakes, and more than 710 tonnes of salt.

The disaster also killed 155,340 cattle and poultry heads; affected127 schools; 9,150 metres of canals and 82 bridges and sewers and eroded 1,550metres of river bank.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorologicalForecasting, on October 3, heavy rains are expected across Vietnam.

Floods kill eight in Nghe An, Ha Tinh ảnh 3Landslide affects a dyke section (Photo: VNA)
Downpours are forecast to reduce in the north central regionon October 4, but continue in the south central, Central Highlands and southernregions in the following days.

Localities are advised to continue keeping close watch onweather developments to take appropriate response measures./.
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