Viet Nam, Storms, Flooding, and Landslides in Ha Giang, Lao Cai, and Lai Chau

According to a quick report from Ha Giang, Lao Cai, and Lai Chau provinces, heavy rain from the night of June 7 to June 8, 2025 caused the following damage:



- Regarding people: 02 people died and missing, specifically:



+ 01 person died due to lightning strike in Ha Giang (Mr. Lau Mi Chinh, born in 1978, residing in Po Ma village, Khau Vai commune, Meo Vac district).



+ 01 person missing due to flood in Lao Cai (Mr. Vuong Duc Hung; born in 1994; residing in Na Khui group, Muong Khuong town, Muong Khuong district).



- Regarding housing: 138 houses were flooded and damaged in Lai Chau (01 house collapsed, 02 houses damaged; 135 houses were flooded).



- Regarding agriculture: 110.54 hectares of rice and crops were flooded and damaged (Lao Cai: 03 hectares; Lai Chau: 107.54 hectares); 56.2 hectares of fish ponds were damaged (Lai Chau); 700 livestock and poultry died (Lai Chau).



- Regarding irrigation: 450m of irrigation canals were buried and eroded (Lai Chau).



- Regarding traffic: 17,400m3 of soil and rock were eroded at many points on several roads in Lai Chau.



Son La province is reviewing and assessing the damage.



Immediately after the disaster, local authorities visited the families of the deceased, mobilized forces to search for missing people, overcome the consequences of the disaster and continued to review and assess the damage.