Heavy rains bring floods, landslides to central Vietnam

Published: 25/10/2009 05:00


Torrential rains brought by a tropical low forming in the East Sea last Friday have caused floods and landslides, leaving one missing in the central provinces over the past two days.
Thousands of cubic meters of soil and rocks have collapsed from part of Ho Chi Minh Highway, which runs from the north to the south, in Thua Thien â“ Hue city Provinceâs A Luoi District, causing traffic snarls, according to the provincial storm and flood control committee. Many local communes have been submerged under 0.7 meters of water. Flash floods have also swept away almost 1.3 kilometers section of a railway and caused landslides in other parts of Ninh Thuan Provinceâs Ninh Phuoc District, prompting the management company to delay all trains. Nguyen Cong Dong, director of Thuan Hai Railway Management Company, said all the repairs are expected to be completed by Saturday afternoon. Rescuers in Quang Ngai Province are searching a fourth grader, Nguyen Thi My, who was swept away by floods on her way home from school on Friday. Central Vietnam was hit late last month by typhoon Ketsana that killed 163 people and caused losses of over VND14 trillion (US$785.85 million). Source: Thanh Nien, Tuoi Tre

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