Two deaths have been reported as storm Etau, the 12th hitting the East Sea this year, swept through the central region on November 10, bringing strong wind and heavy rains, according to the standing office of the central steering committee for natural disaster control.
Floodwater measures 1-2.5m in La Hai town, Dong Xuan district of Phu Yen province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Two deaths have been reported as storm Etau, the 12th hitting the East Sea this year, swept through the central region on November10, bringing strong wind and heavy rains, according to the standing office ofthe central steering committee for natural disaster control.
The North-Southrailway was submerged, forcing the SE2 train to stop at Khanh Hoa. The 19CNational Highway through Xuan Long commune, Phu Yen province’s Dong Xuandistrict, was under 0.8m of water, disrupting traffic.
In Khanh Hoa province,power service was disrupted in the entire Khanh Vinh district, five communes inVan Ninh district and two communes in Ninh Hoa town. In nearby Phu Yen, blackoutshappened in 68 out of the province’s total 110 communes.
Several dozensof houses were damaged or had their roofs blown away.
Localitiesare required to continue monitoring areas prone to landslides and flash floodsand put in places forces for timely evacuating residents.
They are alsotold to keep a close watch of the movement of storm Vamco, so as to quickly informvessels operating at sea to avoid dangerous waters.
Vamco isforecast to enter the East Sea on November 12, with winds of up to 133 km/h,and will then hit the central region on November 14-15./.
Ministries, sectors and localities must remain active in responding to storm Etau and subsequent storms, Tran Quang Hoai, deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, has said.
A landslide triggered by heavy rains from Storm Etau buried a house in Tam Lanh commune, Phu Ninh district, in central Quang Nam province on the morning of November 10, killing one woman.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called for drastic measures to minimise the damage set to be caused by Etau and Vamco, the 12th and 13th storms to hit the East Sea this year, at a meeting in Hanoi on November 10.
Vietnamese airlines announced on November 10 the cancellation of several flights due to the threat posed by Storm Etau - the 12th storm to enter the East Sea this year.
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The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Floodwater measures 1-2.5m in La Hai town, Dong Xuan district of Phu Yen province (Photo: VNA) 
