31 dead, 10 missing in central  A woman wades through on a flooded street in The weekend flooding in central The National Committee for Search and Rescue said that the 31 deaths include 13 each in Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai, two in Quang It said most of the dead and missing were swept away by floodwaters, adding that 16 other people – 15 in Quang Ngai and one in Binh Dinh – have suffered injuries. The committee also reported that flooding and heavy rains sank seven boats in Phu Yen and Quang Ngai and caused the complete collapse of 56 houses in Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Quang More than 95,000 houses in Binh Dinh, Gia Lai and Phu Yen were submerged in floodwater, and more than 431 hectares of crops were waterlogged, it said. More than 78,300 people in coastal provinces from Quang It said rainfall of 30-60 millimeters had been recorded in the region from Quang Tri to Binh Dinh from 7 p.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday. According to a report by the Bui Duc Long, a senior official at the forecasting center, told the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the flooding broke records in many rivers. The recorded level at night on Saturday in Quang Ngai’s Water levels in It forecast that the flooding situation from Thua Thien-Hue to Phu Yen provinces will improve gradually, but cautioned residents about landslides in riparian zones. By Phan Hau - Chung Thuy - Nguyen Tu, Thanh Nien News |
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