Terrible damage caused by storm Bualoi: 32 people dead and missing, more than 100,000 houses had their roofs blown off

Many coastal houses in Cua Nhuong (Thien Cam commune, Ha Tinh ) had their roofs blown off and were devastated by storm Bualoi - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

According to a quick report as of 7 p.m. on September 29 from the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention ( Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ), storm Bualoi , thunderstorms, floods, and landslides killed 19 people, left 13 missing, and injured 82.

In addition, 8 people are missing (in Gia Lai , ship BD 97258 TS/8 workers lost contact with their families at 8:13 p.m. on September 27, in an area about 110 nautical miles off the coast of Gia Lai).

There are nearly 105,000 damaged house, roof blown off, private Nghe An nearly 20,000 houses, Ha Tinh nearly 79,000 houses; nearly 3,400 houses in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh were flooded and 2,742 households in Ha Tinh was isolated and divided. 65,000 square meters of ^corrugated iron roof of a factory and office in Vung Ang Economic Zone, Ha Tinh province was blown away.

Regarding agriculture, about 9,400 hectares of rice and crops were flooded and damaged, and nearly 1,800 hectares of aquaculture were damaged.

Flooding and traffic jams at 163 underground overflow points on national highways in Son La, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri provinces, Da Nang city; flooding and landslides on some provincial and rural roads caused traffic jams. More than 6,400m of embankments, river banks, and coastlines were eroded.

Regarding electricity, more than 3,400 electric poles were broken and felled, concentrated in Ninh Binh, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh. Currently, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Tri provinces are experiencing widespread power outages.

Regarding trees, more than 13,000 trees were broken, concentrated in Nghe An. Currently, localities are continuing to review, compile damage data and organize to overcome the consequences.

Camera captures landslide that swept car down mountain in Sa Pa

Floods rise rapidly in many places in Lao Cai, Son La, and Phu Tho; heavy rain continues tonight.

On September 29, the Northern region, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An had moderate rain, heavy rain, and some places had very heavy rain. In particular, the provinces of Lao Cai, Phu Tho, and southern Son La had heavy to very heavy rain such as Ta Si Lang station (Lao Cai) 331mm, Bac Phong station (Son La) 271mm, My Luong station (Phu Tho) 298mm, Thiet Ke station (Thanh Hoa) 272mm...

Tonight, flood on Thao River (Red River, Lao Cai) at Yen Bai station is rising rapidly due to heavy rain combined with discharge operation of Dong Sung Hydropower Plant.

At 7:00 p.m., the flood on Thao River at Yen Bai station was at alert level 1 at 0.51m;

Floods in the downstream of Ma River (Thanh Hoa), Ca River (Nghe An), La River (Ha Tinh) are rising. The water level at 7 p.m. on Ma River at Giang station is 0.09 m below BĐ2; on Ca River at Nam Dan station is 0.44 m below BĐ2; on La River at Linh Cam station is 0.34 m above BĐ1.

It is forecasted that tonight to tomorrow morning, floods on the Red River and Ma River will rise above level 3; and the Ca River will rise above level 2.

Tomorrow, floods on Thao and Ma rivers will fluctuate above level 3, and Ca rivers will be below level 3.

It is forecasted that from tonight until September 30, in Son La, Phu Tho and Lao Cai provinces, there will be heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 70 - 150mm, locally very heavy rain over 250mm.

Other places in the North and Thanh Hoa have moderate to heavy rain with common rainfall of 50 - 100mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm.

There is a risk of flooding in low-lying areas along rivers and urban areas in Lao Cai province, from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh and Dong Nai.

Flash floods and landslides on slopes in mountainous areas of the North, from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh.

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