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According to initial reports from the provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Storm No. 5 has caused: 01 dead, 1 missing, 31 injured, 2,447 houses with roof blown, many trees were broken.



Thua Thien Hue Province: 01 person dead due to fallen trees in Phong Thu commune, Phong Dien district. 23 people injured (02 seriously injured).

1,664 houses have their roof blown off, currently localities are collecting statistics.

Many trees fallen in Hue city.

Power grid: Many electric pillars and lines were broken; the whole city's power was cut off before the storm enters.

Communication system: Many lines were broken.

Currently, the Provincial Military Command, the Border Guard, the Public Security and the branches other departments and localities have deployed forces and means to take part in the damage recovery.

Quang Binh province: 07 people were injured while reinforcing houses, cutting trees.

05 underground overflow in communes (Trong Hoa, Dan Hoa, Minh Hoa district and Thuong Trach commune, Bo Trach district) have high rising water causing local blockage. The border guard has sent 15 soldiers to regulate traffic.

Quang Tri Province: 01 person missing (Ho Thi Ngoc, born in 1992, A Pun village, Ta Rut commune, Dak Rong district, swept away by water when passing through underground spillway. Hieu, born in 1964, Hai Lang district, injured while reinforcing house before storm).

280 houses had their roof blown off. Agriculture, forestry and salt production: 5.14 ha of rice flooded and damaged; 9 ha of annual crops damaged; 142 fruit trees of all kinds damaged.

Education: 02 schools were slightly damaged.

Other damage: 01 community house had roof blown off, 02 electric poles were broken.

At 7:30 a.m. on September 18, at the bridge at La Lay 3-way intersection in A Ngo commune, Dac Krong district and overflow bridge in A Vao commune, Dakrong district, water surged, causing traffic congestion. The border guard had sent 15 officers and soldiers to regulate the traffic.

Ha Tinh province:

On September 18 in Nghi Xuan and Loc Ha districts, a tornado occurred that accelerated the roof of 168 houses (75 houses in Cuong Gian commune, Nghi Xuan district; 93 houses in Thinh Loc commune, Loc Ha district), currently have been repaired; 09 electric poles, 01 broadcasting column collapsed.


A broken telecommunications power pole in Loc Ha, Ha Tinh

Nghe An province:  05 houses have their roof blown off. Agricultural production: 15 ha of maize were damaged.

Currently, localities in the area affected by Storm No. 5 are urgently inspecting and assessing the damage and directing recovery works.

 

Trần Quang Đại - Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation