A beach in Thua Thien-Hue Province is damaged as Storm Trami sweeps through on October 27. Photo by Vi Thao.
A report released on Sunday afternoon by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that two people were found dead in Thua Thien-Hue Province after being swept away by the rising flood water during heavy rains triggered by the storm.
A man in the neighbouring province of Quang Nam also died after falling off his house roof while trying to prepare his home for the storm.
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man in Quang Binh Province went missing after being swept away by a flood while participating in rescue works at a local dyke.
A man walks on a flooded road in Thua Thien-Hue Province on October 27. Photo by Vi Thao
According to the report, Storm Trami also damaged 290 houses and many sea dykes and roads. More than 2,000 trees have been uprooted and lots of areas have been deeply flooded.
The ministry warned of a high risk of flooding in low-lying coastal areas, as well as the possibility of dyke and embankment erosion along the coast from Quang Tri to Quang Nam.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, by 1 am on October 28, the storm will move southwest and then southeast at a speed of 3-5 km per hour, weakening into a tropical depression over land in Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, and Danang.
