A road in Hoa Binh province was damaged during storm Son Tinh (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Storm Son Tinh, thethird occurring in the EastSea so far this year, had caused losses worth nearly 270 billion VND (11.65million USD) to national and provincial roads as of July 25, according to theDirectorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN).
Accordingly, thestorm damaged 15,000sq.m of surface of national roads, seven bridges, as wellas other works across the nation. The total cost to repair initial damage innational road system is estimated to hit 140 billion VND (6.04 million USD).
Meanwhile, about80,000sq.m of road surface, three bridges, and sewer systems of provincialroads were completely demolished, causing losses of 127 billion VND (5.48 millionUSD).
The DRVN has askedtransport departments and various sub-agencies in the affected provinces toguard dangerous and flooded spots. It has also worked to clean up road surfacesin flooded areas, as well as conduct inspections on traffic safety systems androad reparations.
Statisticsprovided by the affected provinces showed that by July 24, torrential rains,floods, and landslides left 29 people dead, five missing, and 26 injured.
Of the dead, 15were in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, six in the northernmountainous province of Son La, three in the northern midland province of PhuTho, three in the central province of Thanh Hoa, and two in the northernmountainous provinces of Lao Cai and Hoa Binh.
Meanwhile, of themissing people, two were from Yen Bai, two from Thanh Hoa, and one from PhuTho.
The naturaldisaster also destroyed and flooded 12,383 houses, killed and swept away121,389 head of livestock, and affected 6,208ha of aquaculture.
According to theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Department of CropProduction and locality authorities, large sections of rice fields and otherfood crops were inundated, including 42,606ha of rice in the Red River Delta.–VNA
