Death toll rises to 31 in central region floods

Transporting goods to local people in Quang Ngai province. Photo by DTiNews.

The National Search and Rescue Committee announced the floods also inundated and damaged nearly 10,000 houses and 431 hectares of rice and subsidiary crops. 

In Quang Nam alone, as many as 29 communes across four districts were completely submerged. 

Rescue forces have been working to move over 63,000 people in Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen cities out of the dangerous and isolated areas to safe shelters. 

On November 17, floodwaters started to recede in some areas and rains were mainly reported in the Quang Tri-Quang Ngai provinces. 

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting, rainfall in the Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces on November 16 ranged from 30 – 149 mm. 

Floods in Quang Ngai-Binh Dinh provinces are forecast to continue, while river waters from Thua Thien-Hue to Quang Nam and Phu Yen provinces will slowly go down.