reader Posted October 19, 2020 Posted October 19, 2020 Many of us who spend most of our visits in Bangkok probably know more than a few Vietnam guys from the province of Ha Tinh. Here's an update about the unusually heavy monsoon rains hitting the region. From the Vietnam News HÀ TĨNH — Local authorities of central Hà Tĩnh Province plan to evacuate more than 45,000 residents living downstream of Kẻ Gỗ Reservoir as the water level is rising. Reservoir levels have been almost a metre higher than normal due to prolonged torrential rain. While facing water flow from the upstream, Kẻ Gỗ Reservoir has released water at 900 cu.m per second on Monday morning. According to the provincial Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, other large reservoirs and dams like Bộc Nguyên, Khe Xai, Tàu Voi, Thượng Sông Trí also discharged water at higher than normal levels. A number of communes in Cẩm Xuyên, Hương Khê, Thạch Hà districts and Hà Tĩnh City have been isolated due to floods. Households have been forced to move their belongings to elevated positions. As of 4am on Monday, more than 20,700 people from more than 7,100 households in Hà Tĩnh have been evacuated. Streets in Hà Tĩnh City are also flooded with water reaching up to 1m. All daily activities have been disrupted. Torrential rain is predicted to continue in Hà Tĩnh Province so more people are expected to be relocated. — VNS vinapu 1 Quote
reader Posted October 21, 2020 Author Posted October 21, 2020 UPDATE 21 OCT. From Vietnet Global Flood death toll in central region rises to 106 The death toll during the recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains in the central region reached 106 as of 5 pm on October 20, while 27 others were missing, reported the Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. According to the committee, over 7,200 ha of food crops were submerged and damaged. More than 691,000 cattle and poultry were dead or swept away in floodwaters. At the same time, 16 national highways and 161,880 m of local roads in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces were damaged. The steering committee has alerted coastal localities and relevant ministries and agencies about Storm Saudel, which is moving towards the East Sea, especially when the central region is still struggling with large-scale flooding. Storm Saudel poses a big threat to Vietnam’s central provinces which are already struggling with the historic floods triggered by 30-year record rainfall of up to 3,000 mm. Quote
vinapu Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 3 hours ago, reader said: Flood death toll in central region rises to 106 reminder to us that there are countries where Covid is not the most pressing and malicious problem reader and williewillie 1 1 Quote
