Danang recorded nearly 600mm of rain last Friday night caused by Storm Sonca, leaving most of the city under water. In some areas, one-metre deep flood waters isolated communities.
The cars were severely submerged in Danang's recent flooding
Flooding also killed six people in Danang, including two students.
According to local authorities, Lien Chieu District has been hardest hit with VND578 billion, followed by Hoa Vang District with VND250 billion, Cam Le District with VND180 billion, Hai Chau District with VND130 billion, Thanh Khe District with VND87 billion, Son Tra District with VND26.2 billion and Ngu Hanh Son District with VND17 billion.
The transport sector suffered losses of VND190 billion. While the construction and health sectors saw losses of VND17 billion and VND10.8 billion respectively.
Up to 70,000 local houses were submerged, including 27,328 houses in Lien Chieu District; 16,040 in Hoa Vang District; 12,012 in Hai Chau; 12,009 in Thanh Khe.
