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Hoa Binh: 41 died, injured, missing in floods, landslides

Devastating rains, floods, and landsides left 32 people dead and missing and nine others injured in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh as of 7 am on October 13.
Hoa Binh: 41 died, injured, missing in floods, landslides ảnh 1A house collapsed in floods in Hoa Binh province (Photo: VNA)

Hoa Binh (VNA) – Devastating rains, floods, and landsides left 32people dead and missing and nine others injured in the northern mountainousprovince of Hoa Binh as of 7 am on October 13.

Of thedeaths, 17 bodies have been recovered, according to the provincial DisasterControl and Search and Rescue Steering Board.

Up to 900households in the disaster-hit areas have been evacuated to safer places.

All rice and cash crop farming areas and 540 ha of fish farming have beenaffected, while many infrastructural and irrigation facilities in the locality werebadly damaged, the Board reported.

[Downpour, flood wreak havoc in Hoa Binh province]

Mobilized forces are working hard to help local people resume normalactivities.

As of 7 amon October 13, the Hoa Binh hydro-electricity power plant closed all of its sixfloodgates, said Dang Tran Cong, Head of the Office of the Hoa Binh Hydro-electricityPower Company.

The movereduces flooding risks to lower areas.

The plantclosed two of its floodgates from October 11.- VNA
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