By August 19, up to 27 people lost their lives and some 15 others werereported missing or injured after tropical storm Kai Tak hit northernVietnam three days ago, according to the National Committee for Searchand Rescue.
The storm also destroyed 116 houses andripped the roofs from nearly 6,000 houses. It submerged nearly 23,000 haof rice and subsidiary crops and more than 1,300ha of aquacultureproducts. Landslides occurred in many national and provincial highwaysin Phu Tho, Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces.
Mountainous northern Yen Bai was the hardest-hit province, with fivedeaths, one missing and nine injured. Nearly 6,800 houses were damagedor destroyed when the storm swept through the province early August 18.
Affected localities have intensified cleaning efforts,mobilising various forces to clear roads blocked by landslides andfallen trees.
In Hanoi , two death and two injurieswere reported. Nearly two hundred trees fell down while roads in someareas were eroded. Rains averaging from 25-50mm caused waterlogging inmany places, resulting in traffic jams.
On August 18,the National Committee for Search and Rescue found a fishing vessel fromcentral Binh Dinh province with seven fishermen on board, which wasfloating offshore due to technical problems, and pulled it to a safearea. Another vessel from central Quang Binh province with six fishermenon board was rescue on August 19.
The National Centrefor Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that although the storm, thefifth of its kind in the East Sea this year, has weakened into alow pressure system and is dissipating, it will nevertheless continue tocause heavy rain during the next few days. Localities are advised toprovide updated information to residents and make emergency preparationsin advance. Flash floods and landslides may occur in northernmountainous areas.
Meanwhile, Electricity of Vietnam is working on repairing the electric grids and transformer stations damaged by the storm.-VNA
The storm also destroyed 116 houses andripped the roofs from nearly 6,000 houses. It submerged nearly 23,000 haof rice and subsidiary crops and more than 1,300ha of aquacultureproducts. Landslides occurred in many national and provincial highwaysin Phu Tho, Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces.
Mountainous northern Yen Bai was the hardest-hit province, with fivedeaths, one missing and nine injured. Nearly 6,800 houses were damagedor destroyed when the storm swept through the province early August 18.
Affected localities have intensified cleaning efforts,mobilising various forces to clear roads blocked by landslides andfallen trees.
In Hanoi , two death and two injurieswere reported. Nearly two hundred trees fell down while roads in someareas were eroded. Rains averaging from 25-50mm caused waterlogging inmany places, resulting in traffic jams.
On August 18,the National Committee for Search and Rescue found a fishing vessel fromcentral Binh Dinh province with seven fishermen on board, which wasfloating offshore due to technical problems, and pulled it to a safearea. Another vessel from central Quang Binh province with six fishermenon board was rescue on August 19.
The National Centrefor Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that although the storm, thefifth of its kind in the East Sea this year, has weakened into alow pressure system and is dissipating, it will nevertheless continue tocause heavy rain during the next few days. Localities are advised toprovide updated information to residents and make emergency preparationsin advance. Flash floods and landslides may occur in northernmountainous areas.
Meanwhile, Electricity of Vietnam is working on repairing the electric grids and transformer stations damaged by the storm.-VNA
