Typhoon Kalmaegi caused heavy damage in many places

In the central area of Song Cau, many buildings were severely damaged - Photo: TRUNG TAN

By the late night of November 6, storm No. 13 (Kalmaegi) had caused heavy damage in many coastal localities, downstream areas in the east of Dak Lak province (formerly Phu Yen ) and the east of Gia Lai province (formerly Binh Dinh).

Strong winds of level 10-11, gusting over level 12, along with heavy rain, caused hundreds of houses to have their roofs blown off, many roads to be deeply flooded, trees and electric poles to fall in large numbers, causing traffic safety risks and widespread power outages.

According to local authorities, Song Cau ward was the most affected area. The entire residential area along the Tam Giang river was flooded 1-1.5m deep. In the evening, the high tide continued to rise, leaving four households in An Binh Dong residential group isolated and unable to go out. Some households had to climb onto the roof of the cupboard to wait for the authorities to arrive.

Many constructions in the central area of Song Cau River were severely damaged - Photo: TRUNG TAN

Police force helps cut down fallen trees and electric poles to clear traffic - Photo: TRUNG TAN

In Gia Lai , at 10 p.m. on November 6, right after the storm moved deep into the mainland and the wind decreased, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan and the Forward Command Center inspected the scene and directed rescue efforts for the people. He requested the police, military, local authorities and 14 storm response areas to deploy support for the people that night.

The Ky Lo River in Phu Mo and Dong Xuan areas is being heavily flooded - Photo: ANH MINH

Typhoon Kalmaegi - Photo 5.

The guard post in front of a construction site on Ngo May Street, Quy Nhon Ward was knocked down by the wind - Photo: MINH HOA

An uprooted tree fell on a power line on Le Lai Street, Quy Nhon Ward - Photo: MINH HOA

The roof of a house on Le Lai Street was blown away by the wind - Photo: MINH HOA

Police force helps cut down fallen trees and electric poles to clear traffic - Photo: TRUNG TAN

Dozens of houses had their roofs blown off in Quy Nhon ward - Photo: MINH HOA

The entire corrugated iron roof and large iron frame of a house were blown out onto the street - Photo: TAN LUC

Trees uprooted on Quy Nhon streets after storm - Photo: TAN LUC

The corrugated iron roofs of houses in Quy Nhon ward, Gia Lai, flew all over the street - Photo: TAN LUC

Fallen trees and flying corrugated iron roofs blocked Kim Dong Street, Quy Nhon Ward after the storm swept through - Photo: MINH HOA

On the evening of November 6, Mr. Nguyen Thien Van - Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee - and the working group urgently inspected Dong Xuan commune. The most vulnerable and deeply flooded area is the area along the Ky Lo river.

According to the report of Dong Xuan Commune People's Committee, in the commune there are 20 villages, with 835 households/2276 people relocated centrally and 350/852 people in areas at risk of landslides and floods evacuated to safe places.

Currently, the water level of Ky Lo River is rising rapidly, potentially causing widespread flooding and isolation. The Commune Civil Defense Command continues to monitor and direct the evacuation of people to safety.

At the meeting with the locality, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directed the locality to urgently evacuate households to a safe place as quickly and as soon as possible.

Mr. Huynh Tuan An - Chairman of Dong Xuan Commune People's Committee - said that the locality had previously evacuated people but still needed to increase support for evacuation in the old Xuan Son Nam and Xuan Son Bac communes because the water level was rising quickly.

According to Tuoi Tre Online , many areas in Dong Xuan commune were flooded at the new La Hai bridge, villages along Ky Lo river, Co river...

Long Chau village, Dong Xuan commune is deeply flooded - Photo: MINH CHIEN

Gia Lai: Landslide at To Na Pass, National Highway 25

At 11:20 p.m., the Gia Lai Province Department of Construction said heavy rain caused a landslide at To Na Pass on Highway 25. Accordingly, the landslide occurred between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. at Km111 and Km110+950, passing through Ia Rsai Commune, Gia Lai.

Hundreds of cubic meters of rock from the embankment collapsed onto the road, endangering traffic.

Mr. Do Le Son, Deputy Director of the Road Maintenance Department, Gia Lai Province Department of Construction, said that both landslide locations of To Na Pass were estimated at about 300m3 ^of rock and soil. This was also a potential landslide location, so Gia Lai Province Department of Construction had arranged machinery and equipment ready to respond. Immediately after the landslide occurred, the functional forces on duty at this pass urgently set up warnings and carried out cleanup at night to ensure traffic circulation as soon as possible.

Landslide at To Na Pass - Photo: HUYNH CONG DONG

Rescue two men whose car was swept away by floodwaters and stuck in bamboo bushes

According to the leader of the People's Committee of Dong Xuan commune, Dak Lak, on the afternoon of November 6, two men were traveling from Dong Xuan commune to Gia Lai (formerly Binh Dinh) when they were driving a car through National Highway 19C in Long Thach village. Due to the large water level of the Co River overflowing, the car overturned and was swept away.

The two men were lucky to cling to a bamboo bush and escape, temporarily waiting for the authorities to arrive. The authorities then successfully threw a rope to rescue the two men.

Two men cling to bamboo bushes after floodwaters swept away their car - Photo: DUC TIEN

At 10 p.m. on November 6, the flood on the Ky Lo River reached the peak of alert level 3, due to the La Hieng 2 hydropower plant releasing floodwaters at a flow rate of over 5,000 m3 ^/ s. People in the downstream areas such as Ky Lo village, Phu Mo commune, Dak Lak province are currently severely flooded. According to the people of Ky Lo village, the floodwaters came so quickly that they were unable to react. By 10 p.m., the floodwaters were nearly 3 meters high.

At the headquarters of Phu Mo Commune People's Council, the water rose more than 2 meters.

Mr. Nguyen Duy Tinh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Mo commune, confirmed that at the headquarters of the People's Council of the commune, there was a situation of flooding, rising more than 2 meters.

According to Mr. Tinh, the local government had previously evacuated people to schools and communal halls to avoid the storm. At the Phu Mo Commune People’s Council headquarters, some people were also arranged to take shelter on the second floor.

"Currently, the water level is quite high, the authorities are supporting and warning people to move to higher areas to avoid flooding. Regarding the preliminary damage caused by storm No. 13, the commune authorities will make a report early tomorrow morning," informed the Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Mo commune.