At least 31 people have died and 3 are missing after massive flooding on Vietnam’s central coast last weekend.
According to the Central Highlands Center for Floods Control and Prevention, 13 were found dead in Binh Dinh, 13 in Quang Ngai, two in Quang Nam, one in Kon Tum, one in Gia Lai, and one in Phu Yen.
Dien Ban, Dai Loc, Duy Xuyen districts and Hoi An town in Quang Nam Province suffered large-scale flooding as did at least 98,094 houses in 41 communes in Binh Dinh Province.
The flooding was a result of heavy rains which reached up to 80mm in many central regions.
Hoi An, notorious for its susceptibility to flooding, has seen waters slowly recede but much of the town remained underwater as of Sunday afternoon.
Tuoi Tre relayed the scene in the UNESCO world heritage site:
“A section from Bach Dang Street to Hoi An market are 1.5m deep under water, forcing the temporary closure of the market.
Many residents on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street have to wade through knee-deep floodwaters. “This is the worst flooding since 2009 in the area. The floodwaters were rising so fast that we could do nothing” – Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau, a grocery owner on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai.”
Hopefully, we've seen the last of this rainy season's whacky weather. But probably not...
[Tuoi Tre]
