2018 Northern Vietnam floods

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2018 Northern Vietnam floods
Date23–25 June
CauseFloods

On 23 June, floods started across the northern provinces of Vietnam. The flood waters have receded from the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Lao Cai while several towns and villages were inaccessible. [1] 23 people were confirmed dead in the floods: in Lai Chau 16 were killed, 5 in Ha Giang Province while two others in other provinces. [2] An estimated VND530 billion ($23.2 million) of damage was recorded in Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Lai Chau and over 80 houses had been destroyed and over 700 hectares of rice fields damaged. [3]

Other floods

On 21 July, floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern part of the country after Tropical Storm Son-Tinh made landfall in northern coastal areas, killing 27 people and wounding 14, while 7 others were declared missing. Also, 17,000 animals were killed, 82,000 hectares of crops were damaged and 5,000 houses were destroyed. [4]

On 1 August, two children and a man drowned as new floods has overflowed one bank of the Bui River, engulfed several villages and threaten to submerge parts of Hanoi. [5] On 3 August, floods triggered landslides that killed six people, injuring two and leaving five others missing. [6]

On 2 September, floods started again across the country. As of 4 September, at least 14 people were confirmed dead while four others are declared missing. Also, 375 houses were damaged and 661 cattle killed. [7]

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References

  1. Flood deaths in northern Vietnam increase to 22
  2. Floods, landslides kill 22 residents in northern Vietnam
  3. Floods, landslides in northern Vietnam kill 23, leave 10 missing
  4. Vietnam flood death toll rises to 27, more rain forecast
  5. "Vietnam flooding kills 3". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. Landslides kill 6, leave 5 missing in northern Vietnam
  7. 14 killed, 4 missing in Vietnam floods, says country's natural disaster prevention and control agency