US EditionFloods Kill at Least 16 as Rescuers Pull People From Rooftops in Vietnam
Floods have killed 16 people and submerged 70% of some coffee farms, delaying harvests with only 15% of beans collected so far, officials said.
- Relentless rain and historic flooding have inundated central Vietnam, leading to at least 16 deaths and the submerging of 43,000 homes.
- Rescuers have plucked stranded residents from rooftops of flooded homes, using boats to reach people trapped by high water levels.
- Popular tourist destinations like Nha Trang have seen entire city blocks submerged, with cars underwater and businesses damaged by floodwaters.
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Flooding worsens in central Vietnam, death toll rises to 16
HANOI (Reuters) -The death toll from a new round of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 16, a government report said on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages. Read full story
More than 20,000 homes were denied in several provinces, and the Vietnamese Government ordered the immediate evacuation of residents in view of the expectation that the rivers would exceed historical records.
Vietnam suffers the consequences of several days of torrential rains that have caused large-scale flooding in the country.The authorities reported this Thursday on the direct consequences of these precipitations, noting that 16 losses and five missing persons are reported.The Vietnamese Agency for Disaster Control stresses that the situation is critical, warning that intense precipitation will continue until tomorrow Friday, after having left ac…
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