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A frame grab shows flooding in the Thach
Thinh distract of Vietnam October 6, 2007. Flooding, hitting Vietnam's
central and northern regions since Oct. 4, killed or left missing 67 local
people as of Sunday afternoon, Vietnam's Central Television reported.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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HANOI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Flooding, hitting Vietnam's
central and northern regions since Oct. 4, killed or left missing 67 local
people as of Sunday afternoon, Vietnam's Central Television reported.
In the most severe flood in the country over the past
45 years, central Nghe An province suffered the biggest human loss with 20
deaths and 11 missing, followed by northern Hoa Binh province with eight deaths
and four missing, and northern Son La province with seven deaths and three
missing, the Television quoted Vietnam's Central Steering Committee for Flood
and Storm Prevention as reporting.
The disasters also damaged over 100,000 houses,
submerged hundreds of thousands of hectares of subsidiary crops, and disrupted
electricity and telecommunications system in some areas. The exact property loss
caused by the floods has yet to be calculated, but must be very large, said the
television.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Sunday
visited flood-prone northern Ninh Binh province, asking provincial leaders to
help flood victims have enough food and soon stabilize their life. General
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nong Duc Manh and
Dung have required flood-hit localities actively to take more drastic measures
to minimize human and property losses, and ensure enough food and medicines for
flood victims.
Now, submerged roads and bad weather have caused many
difficulties to evacuating flood victims and offering them relief aid.
Natural disasters, including typhoons and hails in
Vietnam killed 339 people, left 274 persons missing, and injured 2,065 others in
2006. The estimated losses totaled 18.6 trillion Vietnamese dong (nearly 1.2
billion U.S. dollars) in the year.
Flood, landslide toll rises to 48 in
Vietnam
HANOI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Floods and landslides sparked by
torrential rain in Vietnam's northern and central regions killed or left missing
48 local people since Oct. 4, local media reported Saturday.
Central Nghe An province reported eight deaths and 14
missing; northern Thanh Hoa province, six deaths; and northern Yen Bai province,
one death and one missing, said Vietnam's Central Television. Full story
