Floods have left 66 people dead, 75 injured and 17 missing in central Vietnam by October 11, reported the National Committee for Floods Prevention and Control.

The floods caused damage worth more than 2.5 trillion dong (around US$127 million), including nearly 1.4 trillion in Quang Binh province, leaving 100,000 people in need of safe water.

Thousands of people in Quang Binh Province’s Tan Hoa commune have left caves in a nearby mountain to come back home. However, flash floods damaged thousands of houses, leaving many people moneyless and homeless.

After several days fighting with the flood, many have been exhausted due to lack of cooking, coldness and illnesses.

As of October 7, over 20.8 billion dong was raised for the flood victims.

Hanoi has saved around US$260,000 from canceling 29 fireworks displays on its 1,000th anniversary, and part of the sum has been spent as relief aid for flood-affected residents in Quang Binh.

Hanoi’s vice chair Hoang Manh Hien said 2.5 billion dong, of which 1.5 billion dong was saved from canceled fireworks spending, was given to Quang Binh. He said more relief aid will be given to other four provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue city.

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