Rescue forces evacuate people during the rising flood in Ha Tinh on October 31
On October 31, the Standing Office of the Ha Tinh Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported that prolonged heavy rain, triggered by an intensified cold spell combined with strong easterly winds at high altitude, severely affected the southern coastal lowlands.
Between 5 pm, October 29 and 11 am, October 31, rainfall recorded at automatic stations reached 300-700mm.
Flooding affected over 1,700 households, while authorities evacuated more than 900 families with nearly 2,000 people to safe areas. Fifty schools with 36,768 students suspended classes.
Heavy rain is forecast to continue on November 1, raising concerns about widespread flooding in river basins.
In Quang Tri Province, nearly 3,600 homes were inundated by 0.2-0.5m of floodwater, while some low-lying areas were submerged by more than 1m, affecting around 11,000 people.
Homes and roads are deeply submerged in Quang Tri Province following heavy rain on October 31.
Flooding and roadblocks forced 28,000 students from 101 schools in Quang Tri to stay home. Local authorities evacuated 518 households with 1,558 people from areas at high risk of deep flooding and landslides.
Previously, several other central localities including Hue, Danang and Quang Nam had experienced heavy rains from October 22, resulting in severe flooding. As of 4 pm on October 31, flooding in central Vietnam had left 28 people dead, six missing and 43 injured, with 22,100 houses still submerged, mainly in Hue and Danang.
