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| People in Haiphong have evacuated from high-risk areas |
Floods caused by Typhoon Nesat have so far claimed the lives of eight people in the Mekong Delta, according to the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control.
An Giang Province has suffered the most, with 3,500 houses flooded, nearly 100km of roads and 4,000ha of rice inundated, and 125m of burst dykes.
According to the National Centre for Hydro – Meteorological Forecasting, the typhoon is moving west-northwest in the direction of the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh. The centre has warned northern provinces of the likelihood of flooding and landslides.
In several northern provinces including Quang Ninh and Haiphong, people from flood-prone areas have been told to evacuate, while students were given the day off school yesterday as a safety precaution. In the north central province of Thanh Hoa, students have been given two days off to help their families harvest the rice