Total economic losses were estimated at about 255 billion VND (nearly 9.7 million USD), with Lai Chau accounting for the largest share of the damage with 190 billion VND, followed by Son La with 46.04 billion VND, Lao Cai with 16.7 billion VND, and Dien Bien with 2.3 billion VND.
As of 16:00 on September 30, the storm and subsequent flooding had left 27 people dead, 21 missing, and 112 injured across 17 provinces and cities from the northern to central regions.
Central provinces of Vietnam are expected to endure a big spell of rain in a couple of days as typhoon Noru is moving fast toward the central region, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
PSNews - The northern mountainous and northern central provinces have recently witnessed continuous heavy showers on large scale, causing floods and landslides, resulting in home collapses and traffic congestion.
The daily lives of some 500 households have been disrupted and 600ha of protective forest lost due to landslides on the nearly 70km seashore of the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province in recent years, with climate change blamed for the landslides.
PSNews – Chairman of the Binh Dinh District People’s Committee Ho Quoc Dung came and directly checked the situation of rains and floods in Tuy Phuoc and Tay Son districts on December 14th to steer rescue operations.
PSNews-The police force of Quang Nam province helped locals in Duy Vinh commune in repairing broken road sections due to the recent flooding, leaving a good impression on people.
