VNExpress-Nov 20
Severe flooding this week has left 41 people dead and 9 others missing in central Vietnam, with Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa provinces suffering the highest casualties, authorities said Thursday. According to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dak Lak has recorded 16 deaths, followed by Khanh Hoa with 14, Lam Dong 4, Gia Lai 3, and Hue and Da Nang with two each. Floodwaters damaged 167 homes and inundated more than 52,000 others in the localities, including nearly 23,000 in Dak Lak, 19,200 in Gia Lai, and 9,000 in Khanh Hoa. Over 13,000 hectares of crops, 2,100 hectares of perennial trees, 88 hectares of aquaculture, and more than 30,700 livestock and poultry were lost. National highways 1, 14, 14E, 14H, 40B, 20, and Truong Son Dong recorded more than 30 landslides or deep-flooded sections, causing prolonged traffic disruptions. Over 140 landslides occurred on provincial roads. Landslides on Prenn Pass and the fault line at Mimosa Pass connected to tourist city Da Lat prompted Lam Dong Province to declare an emergency. Railway services have halted 14 passenger trains over the past two days. Tuy Hoa Airport in Dak Lak will suspend operations from 10 a.m. until midnight on Nov. 20.
More than one million customers lost power; nearly 615,000 households have since been reconnected. The Dak Lak has requested 2,000 tons of food from the national reserves, medical chemicals, water treatment supplies, first-aid kits, inflatable boats, canoes, large-capacity vessels, life jackets, and flashlights. Central Vietnam has been lashed by hours of heavy rains. The meteorological agency forecasts 70–150 mm of rain, locally 250 mm, from Thursday night through Friday in eastern Da Nang–Dak Lak and northern Khanh Hoa, followed by 50–100 mm on Friday and Saturday. Read more at: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/environment/41-dead-more-than-52-000-homes-submerged-as-historic-flooding-batters-central-vietnam-4970040.html
