By the morning of November 19, in the communes of Dien Khanh, Van Ninh, Khanh Vinh, Bac Khanh Vinh and Cam Ranh, the flooding situation was complicated, many roads were cut off.
The local government and education sector have decided to continue teaching students on November 19.
In Bac Nha Trang ward, Vinh Phuong 2 Primary School and Nguyen Khuyen Secondary School let students stay home because the homes of many students and teachers were flooded, and the roads to the school were not safe.
Vinh Phuong 2 Kindergarten (Western Residential Group School) and Vinh Phuong 1 Primary School also issued similar announcements.
In Nam Nha Trang ward, Vinh Thai Kindergarten and Vinh Thai Primary School let all students stay home from school.
Phuoc Dong Kindergarten and Phuoc Dong Primary School have students at Phuoc Thuong holiday because this area is isolated by floodwaters.
In Tay Nha Trang ward, the water level around Ha Huy Tap High School on the morning of November 19 rose higher than the afternoon of November 18, causing the school to not be able to organize teaching as planned.
Previously, on November 17 and 18, according to statistics from the Khanh Hoa Department of Education and Training, the whole province had 28 high schools with more than 26,000 students absent; 6 high schools with more than 5,500 students switching to online learning.
At preschool, primary and secondary schools, there are about 350 schools with more than 200,000 students having to stay home from school due to floods.
According to the report of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, on November 17 and 18, the province experienced widespread heavy rain, causing many localities to be heavily flooded; many roads were eroded, and traffic was cut off.
In particular, Khanh Le Pass (National Highway 27C) was hit by a landslide that killed 6 people and injured 19 people; Khanh Son Pass also suffered a landslide that killed 1 person, left 1 person missing and injured 7 people. Units and localities have evacuated 1,890 households with 6,507 people.
The Provincial Military Command and the Provincial Police have mobilized thousands of soldiers and many vehicles to coordinate with functional units in the area to support, evacuate, and rescue people in areas at risk of landslides and flooding to safe places.
Preliminary statistics show that nearly 9,000 houses were flooded; about 7,000 hectares of rice, 10 hectares of crops, 100 hectares of fruit trees were submerged in water; 160 livestock and 11,521 poultry were swept away.
