Typhoon Mirinae killed at least fourpeople, injured 13 others and caused two missing after it hit Vietnam’scentral coastal provinces on November 2.
The death toll and injuries were just initial accounts, the CentralSteering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control said atits meeting in Hanoi on November 3.
Typhoon Mirinae, the eleventh to hit Vietnam so far this year, pulleddown 154 houses and damaged 2,489 others in the central provinces ofPhu Yen and Binh Dinh and the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak .
Apart from damaging over 18,000 ha of rice fields and subsidiary crops,Mirinae stranded traffic and blocked communication, causingdifficulties for rescue and relief aid activities.
Torrential rains caused the Ha Thanh river in Binh Dinh province toswell and submerge 15 riverside residential areas in Van Canh and TuyPhuoc districts and Quy Nhon city, threatening the safety of the localpopulation.
At the request of the provincial authorities, early on November 3,soldiers and officers of the Military Zone 5 rushed to Tuy Phuocdistrict to join in efforts to rescue and evacuate people marooned byflooding.
More rains are forecast for central provinces from Thua Thien-Hue toBinh Thuan and the Central Highlands . Strong wind is anticipated inthe central highland provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong./.
The death toll and injuries were just initial accounts, the CentralSteering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control said atits meeting in Hanoi on November 3.
Typhoon Mirinae, the eleventh to hit Vietnam so far this year, pulleddown 154 houses and damaged 2,489 others in the central provinces ofPhu Yen and Binh Dinh and the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak .
Apart from damaging over 18,000 ha of rice fields and subsidiary crops,Mirinae stranded traffic and blocked communication, causingdifficulties for rescue and relief aid activities.
Torrential rains caused the Ha Thanh river in Binh Dinh province toswell and submerge 15 riverside residential areas in Van Canh and TuyPhuoc districts and Quy Nhon city, threatening the safety of the localpopulation.
At the request of the provincial authorities, early on November 3,soldiers and officers of the Military Zone 5 rushed to Tuy Phuocdistrict to join in efforts to rescue and evacuate people marooned byflooding.
More rains are forecast for central provinces from Thua Thien-Hue toBinh Thuan and the Central Highlands . Strong wind is anticipated inthe central highland provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong./.
