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Floodwaters from Storm Trami sees thousands of homes submerged, mass evacuations in Quang Binh٠٠:٠٤:٣٥
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The authorities continue to evacuate communities in the town of Le Thuy in Vietnam's southern Quang Binh province, among the hardest hit by severe flooding caused by Typhoon Trami.

Tens of thousands of houses were inundated, with a number of villages cut off by the flooding.

Local Nguyen Thanh Dam described how the waters came suddenly, taking residents by surprise.

“The flood rises very quickly and withdraws very slowly, which makes us unable to transfer our properties in time, many households could not respond in time. We could only manage to take whatever we could, everything else was swept away by the water because of the heavy rain and the water rising too quickly,” he said.

Footage shows rescuers using boats to evacuate residents, as well as locals wading through the flooded streets of Naga City and fumbling for rafts to stay afloat.

“It was raining torrentially, two days and three nights in a row without stopping. As a result, up to 80 per cent of all families in Hong Thuy commune are in flood,” said Pham Minh Huan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hong Thuy commune.

Agricultural lands and stocks were also devasstated by the flooding.

"About 5-6 'sao' (2,500 - 3,000 square metres) of my family's seedlings for the winter crop and all the trees are completely dead and gone. About 500 kilos of rice we had saved to make a living were all wet too,” said Pham van Thuc.

Home to the world's largest cave in the world, Quang Binh province has been hit by major flooding twice in the past four years. Rains are forecast to continue across the region in the coming days.

Floodwaters from Storm Trami sees thousands of homes submerged, mass evacuations in Quang Binh

Vietnam, Quang Binh
أكتوبر ٣٠, ٢٠٢٤ at ١٨:١٥ GMT +00:00 · Published

The authorities continue to evacuate communities in the town of Le Thuy in Vietnam's southern Quang Binh province, among the hardest hit by severe flooding caused by Typhoon Trami.

Tens of thousands of houses were inundated, with a number of villages cut off by the flooding.

Local Nguyen Thanh Dam described how the waters came suddenly, taking residents by surprise.

“The flood rises very quickly and withdraws very slowly, which makes us unable to transfer our properties in time, many households could not respond in time. We could only manage to take whatever we could, everything else was swept away by the water because of the heavy rain and the water rising too quickly,” he said.

Footage shows rescuers using boats to evacuate residents, as well as locals wading through the flooded streets of Naga City and fumbling for rafts to stay afloat.

“It was raining torrentially, two days and three nights in a row without stopping. As a result, up to 80 per cent of all families in Hong Thuy commune are in flood,” said Pham Minh Huan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hong Thuy commune.

Agricultural lands and stocks were also devasstated by the flooding.

"About 5-6 'sao' (2,500 - 3,000 square metres) of my family's seedlings for the winter crop and all the trees are completely dead and gone. About 500 kilos of rice we had saved to make a living were all wet too,” said Pham van Thuc.

Home to the world's largest cave in the world, Quang Binh province has been hit by major flooding twice in the past four years. Rains are forecast to continue across the region in the coming days.

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The authorities continue to evacuate communities in the town of Le Thuy in Vietnam's southern Quang Binh province, among the hardest hit by severe flooding caused by Typhoon Trami.

Tens of thousands of houses were inundated, with a number of villages cut off by the flooding.

Local Nguyen Thanh Dam described how the waters came suddenly, taking residents by surprise.

“The flood rises very quickly and withdraws very slowly, which makes us unable to transfer our properties in time, many households could not respond in time. We could only manage to take whatever we could, everything else was swept away by the water because of the heavy rain and the water rising too quickly,” he said.

Footage shows rescuers using boats to evacuate residents, as well as locals wading through the flooded streets of Naga City and fumbling for rafts to stay afloat.

“It was raining torrentially, two days and three nights in a row without stopping. As a result, up to 80 per cent of all families in Hong Thuy commune are in flood,” said Pham Minh Huan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hong Thuy commune.

Agricultural lands and stocks were also devasstated by the flooding.

"About 5-6 'sao' (2,500 - 3,000 square metres) of my family's seedlings for the winter crop and all the trees are completely dead and gone. About 500 kilos of rice we had saved to make a living were all wet too,” said Pham van Thuc.

Home to the world's largest cave in the world, Quang Binh province has been hit by major flooding twice in the past four years. Rains are forecast to continue across the region in the coming days.

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