At least 178,000 submerged houses, nearly 7,000 hectares of crops affected and nearly 690,000 poultry, livestock killed or swept away
Severe flooding and landslides triggered by weeks of heavy rains have killed at least 105 people in central Vietnam and « submerged » five million people, according to media and a humanitarian agency
About a third of the dead included soldiers whose barracks were buried under deadly landslides last week, Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday.
At least 27 people are still missing, the agency said Among them, 15 construction workers who were also affected by a landslide
At least 178,000 homes have been submerged and nearly 7,000 hectares (17,297 acres) of crops have been affected
State television showed people sitting on rooftops waiting for help from rescuers in Quang Binh province, where flooding has blocked roads and cut electricity
« I haven’t eaten since yesterday, » an elderly woman told VTV from her rooftop. « We have nothing No food, no phone Nothing »
Army officers carry body found in landslide in Quang Tri province [Tran Le Lam / VNA via AP] Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, president of the Vietnam Red Cross, said describes the floods as « among the worst we have seen in decades »
« They are dealing a terrible blow to the livelihoods of millions of people already shaken by the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, » she said in a statement »Everywhere we look, houses, roads and infrastructure have been submerged »
The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) said five million people had been affected by the « catastrophic floods », adding that hundreds of thousands were in urgent need of emergency shelter
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« These floods are the last straw and will push millions more to the brink of poverty, » said Christopher Rassi, senior official of the International Federation in a statement
Vietnam’s meteorological agency said it expected Tropical Storm Saudel to hit its central region on Saturday, bringing more intense rains that could worsen its worst flooding in years
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World news – AU – « Catastrophic floods »: 105 killed, 5 million affected in Vietnam
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