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The former capital of Hue was submerged in floods due to torrential rains on October 12, 2020.
Vietnamese media said floods continued to reach central Vietnam, causing thousands of people in Quang Binh province to panic and call for help on the night of October 17, the morning of October 18.
Thanh Nien newspaper reported that in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien – Hue, heavy rains and floods returned an unprecedented speed, causing power outages and flooding many people to rooftops.
The flood water level is known to have risen, until the early morning of October 18, there are no signs of reuse, despite the fact that it exceeded both 2016 and 2010, which are years of very large floods.
Meanwhile, according to VN Express, a landslide in the early morning of October 18 in Quang Tri province caused more than 20 soldiers to be considered buried.
The area of the landslide was reported to be over a hectare wide, causing rocks to fall into the house of 337 Economic Defense Group, where there are many soldiers. Only a few traces of the house remain.
Rain and flood in Quang Tri: ‘you can eat, many families are hungry’
VN Express quoted a source as saying that in this landslide, 5 people were rescued and another 22 suspected of being buried, including 4 officers, 10 professional soldiers and 8 soldiers.
The Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee and the leaders of the 337th Economic Defense Delegation held an emergency meeting.
An emergency mission was established and the advance command board in Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, was led by the permanent vice chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee to rescue people in distress.
This occurred during the funeral of 13 soldiers who died at the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric power station, which was taking place at the 268 Military Medical Hospital, in the city of Hue.
The Secretary General, President of State, Nguyen Phu Trong, and the Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, sent wreaths to visit the martyrs.
