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The Molave storm that lashed south central Vietnam for 7 hours caused severe property damage, of which more than 56,000 houses lost their roofs.
On the night of October 28, the Steering Committee of the Front for the Response to Hurricane No. 9 said that when storm Molave entered the continent of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai at 14 o’clock, there was a wind of 10- 11, level 13. In neighboring towns, Da Wind Shock Level 8, Binh Dinh level 7-8.
Mr. Dinh Lang stood by a collapsed house in Binh Chau Commune, Binh Son District (Quang Ngai) after Storm No. 9 passed. Image: Phuoc Tuan.
Storms accompanied by heavy rains spread through the central provinces. In which, it was measured from 7:00 am on October 27 to 14:00 on October 28, the provinces from Thua Thien – Hue to Binh Dinh and Kon Tum rained 200-450 mm. Tonight, many towns are still experiencing rain after the storm.
Initial damage, there was one person who died in Gia Lai province, due to the collapse of the rain shelter. Two people in Binh Dinh province were injured. In addition, 26 crew members of two Binh Dinh fishing boats are missing.
Typhoon Molave also collapsed 34 houses, of which the majority were in Binh Dinh province with 23 houses, Quang Ngai 9, Phu Yen and Gia Lai each. In addition, 56,163 houses were blown up, with almost 53,400 in Quang Ngai and 2,600 in Binh Dinh. 31 offices, 28 schools in Quang Ngai were blown up and damaged.
In Kon Tum province, storms caused flooding and divided the two villages, with 1,225 people in Ngok Reo commune, Dak Ha district; a suspension bridge was razed in Kon Ray District, divided 115 out of 680 people in Village 11, Dac Ruong Commune; Another 14 points were destroyed, causing congestion.
Many trees in the central region fell in the storm. Image: Nguyen Dong.
Currently, there are 360 communes in central Vietnam that have power outages (mainly due to an active outage to avoid storms). The solar power system in Binh Dinh was damaged. Three small ships sank at Phu Yen and Binh Thuan.
Commenting on this storm, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong – Deputy Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, said that “there has not been a storm, but the weather has been strong for 7 hours.” from 10 am to over 16 pm, the wind speed is 10-12 “.
“This shows that the devastation of this storm is very great,” said the Minister and said that thanks to the urgent response measures implemented in the last two days, the initial damage to human lives must be reduced.
From 28 to 29 October, the provinces from Thua Thien – Hue to Phu Yen are expected to rain between 200 and 400mm each time; Central North Plateau 150-250 mm. Since 28/31/10, South Nghe An and Ha Tinh have rained from 500 to 700 mm; Quang Binh and Quang Tri 200-400 mm.
Soldiers helped clear the Le Duan (Da Nang) road on the night of October 28. Image: Nguyen Dong.
River flooding is increasing. In the case of Lake Dak Mi 4 (Quang Nam) discharging 11,400 m3 / s in the next 6-12 hours, the water level in the Vu Gia River at Ai Nghia Station is likely to rise to 11.2 m , above the alarm three 2.2 m (exceeding the historical flood level in 2009 by 0.43 m).
From the night of October 28, river flooding will spread to the provinces from Nghe An to Quang Tri. In which, the flood peaks upstream of the Ca River (Nghe An), La River (Ha Tinh) and the rivers in Quang Binh reach alarm level two and alarm three, small rivers reach alarm level three.
According to Minister Cuong, as the storm’s circulation causes continued winds and heavy rains, there will be a lot of work to do after the storm, including ensuring the safety of people and boats anchored to avoid them. As for the Central Highlands region, which continues to have heavy rains, be careful or the damage will be great.
Roofs fly, bridges collapse in storms.
