133 people died and were missing, and the central region evacuated more than 200,000 people

According to updated data from the Permanent Office of the Central Steering Committee for the prevention of natural disasters: Rains, floods, landslides from October 6 to 17 on October 20 in the central provinces caused the death of 106 people, 27 missing person.

The provinces from Nghe An to Quang Tri evacuated more than 57,000 homes with more than 200,000 people. As of early this afternoon (October 20), more than 185,000 houses in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces were still flooded.

According to the Central Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters, the Prime Minister agreed to export rice for the national reserve and temporarily subsidize from the central budget reserve in 2020 to support 5 provinces: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Ha Tinh each province 1,000 tons of rice and 100,000 million dong to provide emergency relief to people in flooded areas, to carry out rescue and social security work in accordance with state policies and regimes. .

Military Region 4 sent missions to visit and delivered more than 1,200 barrels of instant noodles, 2 tons of rice, 8.5 tons of dry wages to support the flooded people in Thua Thien Hue province.

Thua Thien Hue Province orders the districts, towns and the city of Hue to mobilize forces to help people focus on repairing damaged houses, organize cleaning and sanitation to ensure people’s return; focus on leading the restoration of roads, electrical and telecommunications systems after floods recede; allocation and distribution of 78 tons of rice, 450 boxes of rice cakes and 38,700 instant noodles, 150 emergency assistance items.

Provinces: Thua Thien Hue, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Ha Tinh and Military Region 4 mobilize a variety of means, materials, machinery and human resources to organize the relocation of people and overcome the consequences caused by floods and deep floods. Wide area, landslides.

Many central provinces continue to rain heavily

According to the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Center, in the last 6 hours (from 7 a.m. on October 20 to 1:00 p.m. on October 20), heavy rains in the provinces from southern Ha Tinh to northern Quang Ngai. to very strong with common precipitations of 20 to 50 mm, in some places more than 50 mm. Some places with heavy rain such as: Tam Tra (Quang Nam): 66.0 mm, Xuan Binh (Quang Nam) 50.6 mm, Linh Thuong (Quang Tri) 49.6 mm, Ky Anh (Ha Tinh) 48.4 mm, Binh Tan (Quang Ngai) 34.2 mm, …

Due to the influence of cold air combined with tropical convergence with the axis passing through Central Central, it is forecast that from now until October 21, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain in the area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai. in some places the rain is very heavy with a total rainfall of 40-80mm, and in some places more than 100mm.

Tonight (October 20) in the south of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh has moderate rainfall, some places with heavy rain with a total rainfall of 20-40mm, some places more than 50mm.

From now until October 21, in the Binh Dinh and Phu Yen areas there will be moderate rainfall, heavy rain with a total rainfall of 20-50mm, in some places more than 70mm.

Warning of the level of risk of natural disaster caused by heavy rains: Class 1.

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