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The high level of flooding made it difficult to distribute and receive relief items to families in Thua Thien – Hue.
Millions of people in Vietnam are facing a “deadly husband disaster” as the country, which was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, is now facing the worst flooding in decades, the Red Cross said.
This month’s floods and landslides have killed more than 100 people, including many soldiers, and left dozens more missing.
“Everywhere we looked, houses, roads and infrastructure were submerged,” the Red Cross said in a statement.
Vietnam has been hit hard by heavy rains in recent weeks.
The rains are expected to continue falling in the coming days, raising fears that flooding will continue to increase.
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“These are the worst floods in decades,” said Vietnam Red Cross President Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu.
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A resident of Quang Binh province hangs from the rope in the water to reach relief personnel.
“It seriously affected the lives of millions of people, who were already in trouble due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
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Hundreds of thousands of people urgently need shelter, clean water and food, the Red Cross said.
So far, the floods have left at least 178,000 homes submerged in water, crops destroyed and almost 700,000 head of livestock and poultry have been killed or washed away.
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Red Cross volunteers use small boats to deliver relief supplies to victims
“We are doing everything we can to quickly get relief supplies to people by ship, by air and by land, including food, clean water, raincoats and other essentials,” said Dr. Thu. additional.
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Local people and volunteers distribute relief materials to affected people in Thua Thien – Hue province
The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) says hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam urgently need shelter, clean water and food to prevent the outbreak of a larger-scale humanitarian crisis.
“These floods are a drop of water and will bring millions to the brink of poverty,” said the Red Cross official.
The International Federation added that the organization has so far provided some US $ 325,000 in emergency aid.
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Vietnam is in a double mess, due to simultaneous flooding and the Covid-19 epidemic, the Red Cross said.
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