Bebinca storm claims 8 lives

Floodings after Bebinca storm has killed 8 people and submerged tens of thousand houses.

Flooding in Thieu Duong, Thanh Hoa city (source: VNE)

According to report from the Central committee for Disaster Prevention, by the afternoon of August 18, 8 people were killed by flooding after Bebinca storm. 2 victims are in Son La, 1 in Thanh Hoa and 5 in Nghe An province.

The disaster also killed 7,300 cattles and destroyed 720 ha of aquaculture site.

Bebinca made landfall in the north central province of Thanh Hoa and weakened into a tropical low pressure early August 17.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, flood stage at Thong river, upstream of Ma river, Ca river will continue to rise.

Meanwhile, flood stage at Ma river and Buoi river are fluctuating around its peak; flood stage at downstream of Chu river (Nghe An, Thanh Hoa), Thao river (Yen Bai), Ky Cung river (Son La) is decreasing.

Since the north and north central regions have seen moderate to heavy rain (rainfall from 50mm to 150mm), provinces such as Lai Chau, Son La, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An are at risk of landslide and flooding./.

( Translated by Phi Yen )