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The Typhoon Son Tinh – Third tropical storm to hit Vietnam since the beginning of the year – Arrived on the land Wednesday, damaged infrastructure and crops in Thanh Hoa Provinces and Nghe An.
Torrential rains in the wake of the typhoon have caused floods and landslides in large parts of the country, including the capital Hanoi.
At least 10 people have died and 11 are still dead disappeared in the mountainous provinces of Yen Bai and Thanh Hoa, in the north of the country, according to an online report of relief services.
Some 4,000 houses were damaged and tens of thousands of hectares of crops destroyed, according to relief announcing next heavy rains
State media broadcast images of floods in remote areas where villagers use boats to move. Several villages are still out of reach, according to the media.
In Hanoi, several neighborhoods were flooded. "We had to move all our furniture upstairs because the ground floor was flooded," said Tran Anh Huong, a resident of Hanoi. "We were all trapped in the house.
The rainy season in Vietnam, between June and November, causes serious human and material damage every year. Last year, natural disasters killed 389 people and $ 2.6 billion in property damage, according to the government.
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