Viet Nam, Storms, Strong Winds, Floods, and Landslides in Lao Cai, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Quang Tri and Binh Duong

According to a quick report from Lao Cai, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Quang Tri and Binh Duong provinces, heavy rain and thunderstorms from the night of May 9-10 caused the following damage:



- Regarding people: 01 person died (Ms. Chao Xu May, born in 1994, Bat Xat, Lao Cai) died due to landslide and flood, 01 person is missing (Mr. Vo Van Phoi, born in 1989, Binh Duong) at the construction site of the Cai Stream Dredging and Reinforcement Project from Tho Ut Bridge to Dong Nai River, suspected to be swept away by water at 8:00 a.m. on May 10; 01 person was injured by lightning (Quang Tri);



- Regarding housing: 89 houses were damaged, roofs blown off (Lao Cai 28, Son La 02, Tuyen Quang 42, Hoa Binh 11, Quang Tri 06);



- Regarding agriculture: 36.7 hectares of crops and forestry (Tuyen Quang 31.3 hectares; Lao Cai 5.4 hectares); 1.5 tons of mangoes were damaged (Son La); 4.48 hectares of fish ponds, 105 hectares of agricultural land were flooded (Binh Duong);



- Regarding flooding: 53 households (Binh Duong); some locations on National Highway 2 (Tuyen Quang area), traffic in Tuyen Quang City, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong are locally flooded;



- Other damages: 210m of fence collapsed (Binh Duong), 10 electric poles and traffic light poles collapsed (Tuyen Quang 06, Binh Duong 04);



Immediately after the disaster, local authorities mobilized forces to search for missing people, visit and encourage affected families, and support people to restore their homes and stabilize their lives.