US EditionVietnam Flooding Submerges Homes, Kills 16, After Relentless Rain
At least 16 dead and over 43,000 homes flooded as over 1,100mm of rain disrupts coffee harvest in central Vietnam’s key production areas, officials reported.
- On Nov 19, the Vietnamese government reported at least eight deaths in central Vietnam since the weekend, including six bus passengers buried in a landslide en route from Da Lat to Nha Trang.
- From the night of Nov 15, rainfall exceeded 1,100mm in several parts of central Vietnam, topping 1,500mm in some areas, with heavy rain expected until Nov 22.
- More than 553,000 households and businesses still face blackouts after floods damaged power grids, the government's disaster management agency reported inundating more than 43,000 houses and over 10,000 hectares of crops.
- State media reported that hundreds of families were evacuated overnight from flooded homes, schools in Gia Lai province closed affecting 26,000 students, and a seven-year-old girl was rescued and hospitalized.
- Farmers in Dak Lak say about 15% of the crop is collected, severe flooding submerged 70% of a 300-hectare farm in Krong Bong, and last month the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association forecast a 10% production rise.
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Flooding worsens in central Vietnam, death toll rises to 16
HANOI (Reuters) -The death toll from a new round of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 16, a government report said on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages. Read full story
More than 20,000 homes were denied in several provinces, and the Vietnamese Government ordered the immediate evacuation of residents in view of the expectation that the rivers would exceed historical records.
Vietnam Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 16 – Updates
Archyde Vietnam Floods: A Warning Sign for Global Coffee Supply and Coastal Resilience Over 1,500 millimeters of rainfall in just three days. That’s the staggering reality facing central Vietnam, where relentless… You can read the full story here: Vietnam Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 16 – Updates.
Attending the film premiere on the afternoon of November 19, actor Dinh Khang worriedly mentioned his parents and relatives stuck in the flood in Quy Nhon Bac ward, Gia Lai.
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