“At least 90 people have been killed and 12 are missing after days of heavy rain in Vietnam led to floods and landslides.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: BBC
Details: The Vietnamese government says 186,000 homes have been damaged across the country and more than three million livestock have been washed away.
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Officials estimate that hundreds of millions of dollars in damages have been caused dollars.
It is noted that Mrthe Irish province of Duck Lac was hit hard, recording more than 60 deaths starting with November 16. In general the most serious effects were recorded in five provinces – Quang Ngai, Xia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong – concentrated in the south and south-central part of Vietnam.
About 258,000 people remained without electricity as of the morning of November 23and sections of major highways and railway tracks are blocked.
Military and police resources were mobilized to assist in the worst-hit areas.
In part of the country, 1.5 m of rain fell, however in some areas they exceeded the level of 5.2 m, what not saw since 1993. The rains are expected to subside in the coming days.
Scientists say that Vietnam has become more vulnerable to extreme weather events because of the caused by people climate change that has made typhoons stronger and more frequent.