16 people died, were injured and lost due to flooding

As of September 7, 16 people died, were injured and missing in the flood and flood in Central and Central Highlands.

Damage to people and property has increased

Among them, 4 people died, including 2 people in Thua Thien Hue, 2 people in Da Nang. 3 out of 4 dead people have been found dead by water.

9 people were injured, including 5 people in Quang Ngai, 4 people in Gia Lai. Gia Lai province also has a missing person. Quang Ngai has 2 people missing from September 3 until now. Local authorities and border guards in Quang Ngai province dispatched 3 ships to search, but no results yet.

In addition to human damage, material property damage is also very large. According to the report of the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control, a total of 10 barges and canoes were sunk and damaged.

The area of ​​paddy to the flooded harvest period in Quang Nam has doubled, reaching over 3,000 hectares. In addition, 2,340ha of crops were flooded.

People in Central and Central Highlands are suffering much damage caused by flooding (Photo: Hai Chau)

Quang Nam provincial road 611 is under construction and the floodwaters have washed away the bypass road, the provincial road 604 has been eroded and interrupted traffic. Some canals have eroded thousands of cubic meters of rock. The works of Ka dac domestic water, P'Rao town, Dong Giang district have eroded some water pipelines. The power line from Dai Loc to Dong Giang suffered. Quang Nam's total loss is estimated at VND 20 billion.

In Dak Lak, flooding has caused 9 households to be inundated, have to relocate immediately to a safe place, 450ha of rice are ready to ripen and 210ha of crops are flooded, 2.5km of rural roads are eroded. Floodwaters also completely flooded village 12 and village 13 of border commune Ia R'vê (district Ea soup).

Heavy rain continued in the Central Highlands, recurring in the Central

During September 6, the Central Highlands region of Kon Tum and Gia Lai provinces had heavy to heavy rain, after which there was a slight decrease. All day and last night (September 6), in the coastal provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, heavy rains recurred. The highest rainfall was measured in Ly Son (Quang Ngai) up to 272 mm.

Low pressure is tending to strengthen and move away from our country but this is a complex low pressure, need to closely monitor (Photo: NCHMF)

Localities in the Central Highlands region also measured small rainfall. At Play-Ku (Gia Lai), rainfall is 140mm; in Kon Tum: 74mm; in Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak): 40mm. The Central Highlands region must always be vigilant in dealing with the risk of landslides.

Under the influence of low pressure, heavy rains have dragged long trails from Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa to Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh and Kien Giang. Popular rainfall is from 35-80mm.

In response to this situation, the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control said: It is expected today (September 7) that the water levels from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai are likely to rise again.

The rivers in the Central Highlands are able to raise alarm levels 2 and above the alarming level 2, with rivers up to an alarming level. 3. Need to prevent flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas of the Central Highlands provinces.

At the source of the Mekong River, Dong Thap Muoi and Long Xuyen Quadrangle, water levels are rising and continuing to rise. By September 10, it is expected to have a place above the alarming level. 2. On September 7, the water level of Dong Nai river in Ta Lai continues to rise and is at 112.6m (on the alarm 2: 0.1m).

Low pressure of complicated developments can be strengthened into storms

Mr. Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the central hydro-meteorological forecasting center said: ' The path of this low pressure is quite zigzag. When it first appeared, it tended to move closer to our country, then went out again, then returned and now continues to move away . '

At 7:00 am, September 7, the position of the tropical depression center is about 14.4 degrees Vi Bac;110.4 degrees Kinh Dong, about 140 km from the coast of Quang Ngai - Binh Dinh provinces to the East.The strongest wind in the area near the center of strong tropical low pressure level 6 (from 39 to 49 km per hour), level 7 jerk

Mr. Hai said that if the storm changes in accordance with the forecasts of experts, about this Wednesday or Thursday, the low pressure will strengthen into a storm.

" These are all forecasts, so it may actually be different later. But at each moment we will have specific newsletters announcing the situation, " Hai said.