More than 65,000 households in Da Nang City were flooded due to heavy rains and floods.

(Chinhphu.vn) - According to the report of the Da Nang City Civil Defense Command updated at 2:00 p.m. on October 2, heavy rains in recent days have flooded over 65,000 households; communes and wards have organized the evacuation of 1,429 households/5,674 people to safety.

Flood water on A Vuong river, A Vuong commune on the morning of October 28.

According to initial damage statistics, in Da Nang City, there is 1 missing person, 8 injured people, 10 houses completely collapsed, 44 houses damaged, tens of thousands of houses deeply flooded. Many areas of crops and rice were flooded and washed away.

Regarding traffic, heavy rains and floods caused landslides, inundation, and isolation on many national and provincial highways such as National Highway 40B, National Highway 14B, 14G, 14H, Provincial Highway 601, Provincial Highway 606, Provincial Highway 615...

The coastal area of ​​Hoi An West and Hoi An East, more than 3.4km long, is eroding 25-30m deep, threatening residential areas.

The floods inundated 65,097 households, concentrated in the communes of Ha Nha (8,370 households), Nam Phuoc (14,150 households), Dai Loc (15,000 households), Vu Gia (5,600 households), Hoa Tien (2,581 households)...

Authorities have evacuated 1,429 households/5,674 people to safety, mainly in landslide areas (Tra Doc, Tra Linh, Tra Leng...) and in heavily flooded communes (Duy Nghia, Ha Nha, Vu Gia, Dai Loc, Nam Phuoc, Hiep Duc, Thang An...).

Armed forces of Military Region 5 checked, inspected and evacuated people in Tay An village, Hoa Vang commune.

The water level of the upstream Vu Gia-Thu Bon river is rising again.

According to the flood warning report at 3:30 p.m. on October 28 of the Central Region Hydrometeorological Station, currently, the water level in the upper Vu Gia-Thu Bon River is rising again, the lower stream is fluctuating at a high level above alert level 3 on the Han River, and on the Tam Ky River is fluctuating at alert level 2.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the flood on Vu Gia - Thu Bon river is likely to rise again; the flood peak on Vu Gia river is 1-1.5m above BĐ3; on Thu Bon river the flood peak is likely to exceed the historical flood by 0.1-0.4m (Hmaxls Cau Lau: 5.48m, Hmaxls Hoi An: 3.40m); Han river continues to rise at about 0.2m above BĐ3; on Tam Ky river it will rise at approximately BĐ3.

Widespread deep flooding continues in low-lying areas along rivers, inundation in urban areas, especially in the communes of Que Phuoc, Nong Son, Duy Xuyen, Thu Bon, Xuan Phu, Thanh My, Thuong Duc, Ha Nha, Phu Thuan, Vu Gia, Dai Loc, Go Noi, Dien Ban Tay, Dien Ban Bac, Hoa Tien, Hoi An, Hoi An Tay, Hoi An Dong, Nam Phuoc, Duy Nghia, An Thang, Ban Thach Ward, Huong Tra Ward, Quang Phu Ward, Tay Ho Commune, Thang Dien, Thang Truong, Que Xuan, Hoa Xuan, Ngu Hanh Son, Cam Le...

There is a very high risk of flash floods and landslides on steep slopes in mountainous areas of Da Nang city.

The flood level on the Thu Bon River is approximately at the bottom of the Cau Lau bridge girder. Currently, the water level on the river is rising again.

Heavy rain continues in the city

According to the Central Hydrometeorological Station, it is forecasted that by the end of the night of October 29, there will be heavy rain, very heavy rain and thunderstorms in the communes and wards of Da Nang city. The total rainfall in the wards and communes in the plains is generally 120-250mm, in some places over 300mm; in the communes and wards in the mountainous areas it is generally 150-300mm, in some places over 400mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain >150mm/3h in the mountainous areas.

From October 30, rain tends to decrease but there is still moderate rain, heavy rain in some places with common rainfall of 20-40mm, in some places over 70mm.

The Phong

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