According to the Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, the flood water in central localities has gone down and the flooding and landslides on railway sections in the central region have been dealt with.
The North-South railway route
Today, October 14, the route has been put into operation again normally. However, trains have to travel at a slower speed at the sections which have just been repaired. So the trains may be some hours later than scheduled.
Earlier, on October 8, many rail sections from Quang Tri to Thua Thien-Hue provinces were suspended due to the severe inundation in the central region. Because of this, trains from Hanoi had to stop at Dong Ha Station in Quang Tri and those from HCM City had to stop at Hue Station in Thua Thien-Hue Province.
By the end of Monday, the flooding left at least 40 dead and missing in the central region of Vietnam.
