Viet Nam, Flooding and Landslides in Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Son La, and Lao Cai

Updated figure is as of 9 august

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As of 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2023, in Lao Cai province, floods have killed one person, affected hundreds of houses and people's properties, and severely damaged the transport system. Estimated damage more than 5 billion.

According to a quick report of the Commanding Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Lao Cai province, due to the influence of the high wind convergence area, it rained on the night of August 6 and morning, August 7, 2023. There were heavy rains in many places, especially in some places with very heavy rain.

Flooding caused landslides, collapsed houses, killing one person, a grandson of VTB (born in 2018) living in Gia Phu commune, Bao Thang district.

Flooding also affected 104 houses (103 houses in Lao Cai city, 1 house in Bao Thang district), of which 9 houses were landslided behind, 94 houses were flooded locally, 1 house was struck by lightning. damage electrical lines and electronics in the house. In addition, floods also flooded 139.5ha of rice (Lao Cai city 39ha, Bao Thang 100.5ha); flooded 56 ha of maize and crops (Lao Cai city 26 ha, Bao Thang district 30 ha); causing damage to 0.9 ha of aquatic products; washed away 5 buffaloes in Van Ban district and 200 poultry in Lao Cai city.