Heavy rain from typhoon Kujira raised river water levels and causedflash floods in the northern mountainous province of Son La on June 24,claiming at least three lives, including a four-year-old child, theprovincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported.
More than 20 houses, 79ha of rice paddy and food cropswere damaged or swept away, while the local road network alsosuffered from extensive damage.
A woman drownedafter falling into a lake in Hai Duong province as all streets weresubmerged under water, bringing the fatalities from Kujira to four as ofJune 25 morning.
In the northern coastal provinceof Quang Ninh, ten crew members on board four barges that lost anchorduring the storm were rescued by Van Don district border patrol forces.They were taken to Ngoc Vung Border Post to receive medical care whilesoldiers tried to retrieve the barges.
Theprovincial authorities banned all vessels from going out to sea fromJune 23 and asked residents to move aquaculture cages to safer places.
By early morning the same day, more than 8,000vessels safely returned to shore. All are on alert to minimise damagefrom possible flash floods and landslides.
Provincial residents were ordered to leave landslide-prone areas tosafer places. In Quang Yen district, the town mobilised thousands ofvolunteers to place sandbags along the dyke.
InThai Binh province, the Border Defence Command told 1,218 vessels stillat sea and 3,325 aquaculture workers to return to shore.
Thousands of residents, who lived outside local dykes and by the coast were told to move into storm shelters.
The worst flooding in decades affected many sites in Thai Binh city aswell as Kien Xuong and Tien Hai districts. Locals used sandbags andwooden planks to block the water from entering homes.
Nam Dinh province ordered 2,000 ships and boats to anchor in safetywhile owners of aquaculture farms have been provided with the lateststorm information.
The storm brought heavy rains to Hai Phong city, injuring one and sinking two ships anchored in Bach Long Vy Island.
Floods are forecast for rivers in the Hong-Thai Binh system on June 25-26, and in provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting,the storm has weakened into a tropical storm area on June 25 morningwith wind speed of below 40km per hour.-VNA
More than 20 houses, 79ha of rice paddy and food cropswere damaged or swept away, while the local road network alsosuffered from extensive damage.
A woman drownedafter falling into a lake in Hai Duong province as all streets weresubmerged under water, bringing the fatalities from Kujira to four as ofJune 25 morning.
In the northern coastal provinceof Quang Ninh, ten crew members on board four barges that lost anchorduring the storm were rescued by Van Don district border patrol forces.They were taken to Ngoc Vung Border Post to receive medical care whilesoldiers tried to retrieve the barges.
Theprovincial authorities banned all vessels from going out to sea fromJune 23 and asked residents to move aquaculture cages to safer places.
By early morning the same day, more than 8,000vessels safely returned to shore. All are on alert to minimise damagefrom possible flash floods and landslides.
Provincial residents were ordered to leave landslide-prone areas tosafer places. In Quang Yen district, the town mobilised thousands ofvolunteers to place sandbags along the dyke.
InThai Binh province, the Border Defence Command told 1,218 vessels stillat sea and 3,325 aquaculture workers to return to shore.
Thousands of residents, who lived outside local dykes and by the coast were told to move into storm shelters.
The worst flooding in decades affected many sites in Thai Binh city aswell as Kien Xuong and Tien Hai districts. Locals used sandbags andwooden planks to block the water from entering homes.
Nam Dinh province ordered 2,000 ships and boats to anchor in safetywhile owners of aquaculture farms have been provided with the lateststorm information.
The storm brought heavy rains to Hai Phong city, injuring one and sinking two ships anchored in Bach Long Vy Island.
Floods are forecast for rivers in the Hong-Thai Binh system on June 25-26, and in provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting,the storm has weakened into a tropical storm area on June 25 morningwith wind speed of below 40km per hour.-VNA
