Paddies, houses submerged
by flood
VNS,
dtinews.vn
Coastal provinces
from Quang Ninh to Khanh Hoa have been bracing over the weekend for storm
Bebinca, the second tropical storm of the year.
It made landfall at around 7pm yesterday in the areas of Hai Phong and Thai Binh provinces, nine hours earlier than expected.
Heavy rains flood roads in
Two people were swept away by flash floods in Nghe An Province. Landslides occurred in many mountain communes. In Nearly 354mm of rain fell on According to the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control, nearly 20,000 vessels in
Nearly 100
residents in
After making
landfall, the storm was moving at around 10km per hour. It's expected to
become a tropical low pressure within this morning.
About 1,800 residents of Cat Hai town in Hai Phong were relocated last night as the storm had flooded all areas of the town, causing a power blackout. No injuries were reported. In About 500 tourists volunteered to stay back in the island despite being informed of the weather conditions. All ferry services were stopped at about 2pm on Saturday. According to Thanh, all accommodation services on the island were told to stock up with enough water and food. Water was flowing over 50m of Quan Lan dyke in Quang Ninh. Hoang Van Thanh, deputy chairman of Van Don People's Committee, said the sea dyke system of Quan Lan was 2,000 metre long, but in some parts the height was low. The district was on high alert throughout the night to monitor the situation. Nguyen Van Bai, chairman of the Tien Hai District People's Committee, said the district had notified 2,500 workers in oyster huts near the sea to return home. All residents were forbidden from moving outside the national dyke system. Twenty metres of dyke in Quat Lam in Giao Thuy District of Nam Dinh collapsed yesterday. Officials quickly and successfully organised repairs. |
Chủ Nhật, 23 tháng 6, 2013
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