US EditionTorrential rains cause deadly flooding in northern Vietnam
Typhoon Matmo caused severe damage including power outages affecting over 262,000 customers and flooding more than 4,800 homes in northern Vietnam, authorities said.
- On Oct. 7, Typhoon Matmo's heavy rains killed three people and flooded more than 4,800 houses in northern Vietnam.
- Heavy rains from Typhoon Matmo brought up to 200mm of rain from Oct. 6 through midday Oct. 7, following Typhoon Bualoi, which killed at least 56 and caused over $710 million in losses.
- Over 262,000 customers lost power, with only about 19,000 customers restored by 2 p.m. on October 7, while a 5-m-wide breach at Bac Khe 1 hydropower dam forced evacuations downstream.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh approved 140 billion VND in emergency aid as the military used two helicopters to deliver four tonnes of supplies to Lang Son Province.
- Amid receding waters and active warnings by Wednesday morning, the disaster killed over 97,000 livestock, and climate experts including Benjamin Horton linked the storms to climate patterns.
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According to the state media on Wednesday, three rivers in the north of the country have climbed to their highest levels in nearly 40 years.
Record floods overwhelm the streets of several provinces in Vietnam on Wednesday, where at least eight people died this week, according to the government.
Typhoon Matmo's circulation wreaks havoc across northern Vietnam - 13.7 inches of rain in a day
The circulation of Typhoon Matmo have unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across northern Vietnam, claiming three lives, leaving four missing, and submerging nearly 10,000 hectares of paddies and crops. As of October 7 evening, more than 4,800 houses were inundated and suffered damage, while major transport networks were badly affected. Local authorities are racing against time to settle the typhoon aftermath and ensure safety for res…
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