Heavy rain, landslide death toll rises to 72, 30 still missing
Some 72 people have been killed as of 21:00 on October 15 in widespread floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central region and northern mountainous provinces.
Some 72 people have been killed as of 21:00 on October 15 in widespread floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central region and northern mountainous provinces. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Some 72 people have been killed as of 21:00 on October 15 inwidespread floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central regionand northern mountainous provinces.
The disasters occurred after a tropical depression hit central Vietnam lastweek, according to the latest report by the Central Steering Committee forNatural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Another 30 people were still missing while 33 wereinjured.
The northern province of Hoa Binh remained the hardesthit, where floods claimed the lives of 23 people and left 10 others missing.The victims included 18 people in four families buried in a devastating landslide in Khanhvillage, Phu Cuong commune, Tan Lac district in early morning of October 12.
By the afternoon of October 15, 13 bodies have beenrecovered while search continued for five others.
The deaths also included 16 people in Thanh Hoa, 15 in YenBai, nine in Nghe An, six in Son La, two in Hanoi and one in Quang Tri.
Trung Chinh commune of Nong Cong district and part of YenGiang commune of Yen Dinh district in northern Thanh Hoa province are still cutoff by the flooding.-VNA
At least 14 people lost their lives, five were injured and five others went missing after floods triggered by torrential downpours swept through the central province of Thanh Hoa in the past days.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent urgent notices to state agencies and administrations of cities and provinces affected by the tropical depression, directing responses to flooding in northern and central Vietnam.
Widespread floods triggered by a tropical depression over the past few days have killed 54 people as of 22:00 pm on October 12, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Tran Dai Quang and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan have joined the fund-raising campaign to support flood victims in northern mountainous and central localities.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh held a working session with authorities of central Thanh Hoa province on October 15 to direct the recovery from the heavy rains and floods.
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Some 72 people have been killed as of 21:00 on October 15 in widespread floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central region and northern mountainous provinces. (Photo: VNA) 
