Viet Nam, Flooding, Landslides, Storms and Winds in Son La, Lang Son, Dien Bien, Thai Nguyen, and Bac Ninh (TC MATMO)

TC MATMO (Viet Nam local name Storm No. 11)

1. Damage caused by rain, floods, thunderstorms and lightning after storm No. 11

According to quick reports from the provinces of Son La, Lang Son, Dien Bien, Thai Nguyen, and Bac Ninh, heavy rain, thunderstorms, and lightning after storm No. 11 caused the following damage:

- Regarding people: 02 people died due to lightning strikes in Pu Nhung commune, Dien Bien province (Mr. Giang A Sinh, born in 1973 and Mrs. Sung Thi De, born in 1975).

- Regarding housing: 50 houses were flooded in Thao Nguyen ward, Son La province (water has now receded); 15 households in high-risk landslide areas in Lang Son province were evacuated to safety.

- Regarding agriculture: 18.55 hectares of rice were flooded and damaged (Son La 9.35 hectares; Dien Bien 9.2 hectares); 06 cattle died (Son La); 1.5 hectares of fish ponds were damaged (Son La).

- Regarding health and education: 05 schools, 01 hospital, Son La province were flooded (water has now receded).

- About traffic:

+ Son La Province: 77 locations on National Highways and 326 locations on provincial roads and rural roads were eroded, deposited, and damaged with a volume of 41,060m3 of earth and rock; 03 locations were flooded, 01 bridge was damaged; 07 locations on National Highways 279D and 43 were eroded, flooded, causing traffic jams (now open to traffic).

+ Lang Son Province: 09 provincial road traffic points were eroded and blocked, and some bridges, tunnels and roads were partially flooded (now open to traffic).

+ Dien Bien Province: 02 roads in Pu Nhung commune collapsed and were blocked with a volume of about 50,000m3 of earth and rock.

- About flooding:

+ Lang Son province: 15 households in high-risk landslide areas have been evacuated to safety.

+ Thai Nguyen province: flooded communes of Nam Hoa, Vo Nhai, Dan Tien; the locality has evacuated 176 households.

+ Bac Ninh province: flooded communes of Tay Yen Tu, Tuan Dao, Son Dong, Van Ha, Thuong Lat, Hop Thinh; the locality has evacuated 2,285 households.

Currently, localities are continuing to review and evacuate households in flooded and landslide-affected areas to safety and summarize the damage situation.