Flood

According weather forecasting, the flood peak may comes in October. In An Giang Province, the water level at Tan Chau station will reach .8-3.2 meters and the water level at Chau Doc station will be 2.6-2.9 meters. The late flood and low water level have caused a sharp decline in fisheries compared to previous years impacting on the local livelihoods . In these days, the local people in provinces of Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang and Can Tho City are still trying to catch fishes and sowing for the autumn-winter rice and vegetable crops. This year’s late flood and low water level have resulted in fish decline impacting on the local livelihoods. Farmers of the Mekong Delta region sow the autumn - winter rice on an area of more than 714,600 hectares. Catching the Linh fish, one of the specialties of the flooding season in Dong Thap Province’s Hong Ngu City Planting Cu Au (a floating-leaved aquatic plants, Trapa natans, commonly known as water chestnut) in Dong …

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The photo collection was compiled by An Giang native Huynh Phuc Hau over several years. Located along the upper branches of the Mekong River in Vietnam, An Giang is the first province in the Mekong Delta to welcome the annual flooding season, seen as a gift from heaven, bringing tons of fish into the paddy fields along with alluvial deposits to fertilize the next crop. The floods usually came late July or early August and remained until November or even later, blessing the region with extraordinary fertility by deposit silt from upstream areas before flowing into the sea. A boy goes fishing at sunset in Vinh Te Commune, Chau Doc Town. Hau has been intent on spending time to capture the images of the busy yet peaceful life during the flooding season in his hometown, fearing that these are going to become rare scenes in the future. A family leads their herd of …

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Streets along the iconic Hoai River in Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province have been submerged 20-50 cm deep in floodwaters. Quang Nam has recorded rainfall of up to 305 mm since Saturday. Rainfall of 180 mm a day is considered heavy. Tran Van Binh, a resident in Hoi An Town’s Minh An Ward, takes his boat to shelter. "This is the second flooding of the year, and many streets are deep under water," Binh said. In the mountainous district of Phuoc Son, Quang Nam Province, rising water levels in rivers and streams has worsened the flooding. A road going through Phuoc Thanh Commune is under of 40 cm of water. Landslides have sent rained soil and rocks to a fence protecting the Phuoc Thanh Primary and Secondary School, and this threatens to spill into classrooms. The school has 422 students who have been allowed to stay home for the last few days. At 10 a.m. Sunday, the Dak Mi hydropower plant in Phuoc Son District recorded inflows of …

[Read more...] about Torrential rains trigger flooding, disrupt life in central Vietnam

Much of the Central provinces and cities have been affected by severe weather, including serious flooding, torrential downpours and landslides. Particularly, flooding occurred in the basins of Kien Giang, Nhat Le, Non and Giang rivers, especially Phong Nha Town in Bo Trach District was seriously flooded under 1.5 meters of water. Torrential rainfalls along with the current discharge of waters from reservoirs and hydropower plants have resulted in serious flooding for residential areas. The National Highway 1A through Phu Loc District, the National Highway 49B and almost all inter-communal roads were submerged under 0.5 meters to 1 meter. As for the province of Quang Nam, hydropower plants of A Vuong, Song Bung 2, Song Bung 4 and Dak Mi 4 had to regulate floodwater for the downstream areas of Dai Loc, Duy Xuyen and Hoi An. Many streets in the ancient town of Hoi An also suffered from flooding as floodwater levels in Hoai River reached alert levels 2. Regarding Ha Tinh Province, …

[Read more...] about Flood-triggered landslide kills three people, leaves five missing

The National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention said the father and son in Nghe An, aged 59 and 34, had been picking firewood along a river near their home in Que Phong District on Saturday when they were hit by the floodwaters. The Hoa Binh person died on Sunday. Since Saturday the central region has received downpours of 70-150 mm due to a combination of a cold spell, an intertropical convergence zone and windward terrain of the Annamite Range. As of Sunday evening at least three other people were missing in Quang Binh and Quang Tri Provinces as rivers overflowed, streets turned into streams and daily life was disrupted. According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, on Monday the area between Nghe An and Thua Thien Hue provinces will receive 50-130 mm of rainfall, including 150 mm in some places. It warned this could trigger flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas and more flooding in low-lying and riverine areas. …

[Read more...] about Flooding, landslides caused by heavy rains kills 3 in Vietnam

At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said. Rainfall across the state led to flash floods and landslides in several areas, with the Indian army and navy called out to rescue residents. Some 13 of those were killed after a landslide in Kuttikkal village, officials and eyewitnesses said. "There were four landslides that happened there yesterday, the hill behind me, which brought water and other items downwards," a local resident told Reuters partner ANI on Sunday, standing in front of now-barren hillside. P.K. Jayasree, the top government official in Kottayam district where the landslide took place, said almost half of the casualties were from a single family. "One family completely lost six members," he said. Light rainfall across the state is expected to continue, although weather alerts in many areas had been withdrawn, the state's disaster management committee said in a statement. Kerala …

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HÀ NỘI — Floods triggered by heavy rain in the central and Central Highlands regions over the past few days killed three people, injured four others and left one man missing, according to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. The victims include a 59-year-old man in Nghệ An Province's Quế Phong District and his son, 34, who were swept away by flash floods while collecting wood along a river on Saturday. The other victim was a 69-year-old man in Hòa Bình Province who died in a landslide triggered by prolonged, heavy rain on Sunday. The landslide injured his wife, 66, his daughter-in-law, 35 and his granddaughter, 15. Rains and floods also caused a man, 21, from the Hướng Hóa District of Quảng Trị Province, to disappear after he was swept away on Saturday evening. Local authorities of Quảng Ngãi Province reported that heavy rains and strong winds also injured a person in Bình Sơn District on Sunday. Rain and floods …

[Read more...] about Heavy rains, floods leave four dead and missing

Nearly 1,500 people in 267 households in the central province of Quang Tri have been evacuated during flooding. Many mountainous areas in Quang Tri have been isolated due to inundation following heavy rain over the past days, particularly in Dakrong District. The Ho Chi Minh Highway in Ta Long Commune was put half a metre under water. The central region of Vietnam is facing heavy rains On October 15-19, the province faced torrential rain of 200-300 mm. Some areas had rainfall of up to 455mm. The water level in many local rivers also continued to rise. Local authorities decided to evacuate 1,416 people in Dakrong and Hai Lang districts with the majority from Dakrong. One person in Dakrong District was swept away during the rains. Ba Long Commune has been completely isolated, said district chairman Thai Ngoc Chau. According to the National Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting, localities from Nghe An to Thua-Thien Hue Province in the central region of …

[Read more...] about Nearly 1,500 people in Quang Tri evacuated due to flooding

Heavy rain and flood discharge from hydropower plants have flooded parts of the northern and central regions during the past few days, leaving three dead and four missing. A flooded area in Quang Binh Province. Photo by Dantri/Dtinews Two locals in Nghe An province and one in Hoa Binh province have been washed away by violent floodwaters, while four others have been reported missing in Quang Tri, Quang Binh, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Furthermore, a number of key roads throughout the central and Central Highlands regions have been blocked by floods and landslides, with floodwaters across local rivers exceeding the third alert level. Thousands of households across two regions have been forced to be evacuated from low-lying areas. In Quang Binh province alone approximately 66,000 people have been brought to safe areas in order to avoid floods, while nearly 2,000 …

[Read more...] about Flooding leaves seven dead and missing in central Vietnam

At least five people have gone missing after being swept away by raging floods that were triggered by continuous downpours in central Vietnam over the past few days. Among the victims, two were in Nghe An Province, two in Thua Thien-Hue, and one in Quang Tri, according to a brief report of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Sunday. One person was injured after being hit by an uprooted tree along a street in Thua Thien-Hue Province. Twelve roads in multiple provinces were inundated or blocked by mudslides, while over 150 households in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak were evacuated due to serious inundation, the report added. A neighborhood is flooded in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam. Photo: Duc Tai / Tuoi Tre The combined effect of an enhanced cold front and a tropical convergence zone has resulted in torrential rains in the central and Central Highlands regions since Friday evening. The National …

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