Why floods, storms and storms in the Central region?



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In October 2020 alone, the central provinces were affected by 4 storms, 1 tropical depression. In the last almost 40 years, there have been a lot of tropical storms and depressions in the same October. As a result, the rain exceeded the many-year average 2-3 times, landslides caused large casualties at the same time.

Loss and damage have been mentioned a lot, but how are we to view the weather, how do we respond to unpredictable and erratic weather? – These are the questions discussed in the program “ Events and Comments ” broadcast on October 31, with the participation of the guest, Mr. Nguyen Van Hai, Deputy Director, Department of Resilience and Natural Remedies. The General Department for Disaster Prevention and Control and Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Son, Commander of the National Center for Search and Rescue Operations, Department of Rescue and Rescue, have just participated in rescue and rescue efforts in the South mountainous district. Tra My, Quang Nam province.

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Events and Comments – October 31, 2020

Great damage

According to the General Statistics Office, the total value of property damage caused by natural disasters in October was 2.7 trillion VND. The natural disasters that occurred in October were mainly storms, heavy rains, landslides and tornadoes in some localities, killing 153 people and missing, injuring 222 people; 111.9 thousand houses collapsed, swept, flooded and damaged; 3,000 cattle and 600,5 thousand poultry died; 45,000 hectares of rice and 22.3 thousand hectares of crops were damaged.

Why floods, storms and storms in the Central region?  - Photo 2.

Source: GSO

In particular, the floods in the central provinces left 129 dead and missing, 214 injured; 111,2 thousand houses collapsed, swept, flooded and damaged; more than 1,000 hectares of rice and 7.2 thousand hectares of crops were flooded and damaged; The total value of property damage was estimated at 2.3 trillion dong, which represents 83.8% of the total property damage caused by natural disasters. people and of.

In which, the provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Binh suffered heavy losses with 106 dead, missing and 133 injured; 95.3 thousand houses collapsed, washed away, flooded and damaged, 2.4 thousand head of cattle and 573.2 thousand birds died, the damage was estimated at 1.4 billion dong.

Generally, in the first 10 months of 2020, natural calamities caused 249 deaths and disappearances and 516 injuries; 1,940 houses collapsed; 212.7 thousand homes were damaged; 187.8 thousand hectares of rice and about 90,000 hectares of crops were damaged; Total property damage was estimated at more than 10.1 trillion dong, of which damage caused by storms and floods amounted to 3.5 trillion dong.

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