A road damaged by flood in the central region.

Less than 20 days after tropical storm Ketsana hit the central region, local people are still suffering from heavy flooding.

Due to the impact of a tropical low pressure front approaching from the East Sea over the weekend, heavy downpours occurred in the central provinces with flood water rising up to second alert level in some rivers in Quang Ngai, Phu Yen and Thua Thien-Hue city. Thousands of households in these provinces have been inundated.

Meanwhile, local authorities from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa said that more than 2,800 vessels with 19,000 fishermen received timely warnings about the tropical depression and have been guided to safe shelter. Thua Thien Hue province plans to evacuate around 21,000 households from danger areas, especially those hardest hit by storm No 9.

*** Heavy rains have blocked off many streets in Quang Ngai city, making it difficult to bring patients to the provincial polyclinic. Currently, flood waters in the province’s rivers have exceeded second alert level and are predicted to continue to rise. The provincial people’s committee has mobilised all available forces to get ready for emergencies.

*** There is also widespread flooding in Tuy An district, Phu Yen province, especially along the banks of the An Dinh and An Thai rivers. Currently, the provincial border guard is guiding 276 vessels with 1745 fishermen on board to safe shelter.

*** In Kon Tum province, water levels in the rivers of Po Ko, Se San and Dak Bla continue to rise and there will be possible landslides and traffic jams on the Ho Chi Minh Highway section running through the districts of Dak Glei and Dak To.

VietNamNet/VOV