On the evening of July 23, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee issued an updated report on the damage caused by floods in the area as of 5:30 p.m. the same day.
According to reports from localities, floods have so far killed 3 people and left 1 person missing. Ms. Ly Y Dinh, 70 years old; permanent resident of Huoi Pop village, Nam Can commune was swept away by water in Khe Huoi Yen, Huoi Pop village, Nam Can commune (now the body has been found and handed over to her family); Ms. Vu Y Xia, 78 years old, permanent resident of Huoi Co village, Nhon Mai commune, was buried in soil and rocks and her hut until her death. Currently, the local government is coordinating with the family to organize a funeral. 1 person in Bac Ly commune has also died, and his identity has not yet been determined.
A resident in Bac Ly commune has gone missing, and his identity has not yet been determined.
4 injured people include: Mr. Nguyen Van Y, born in 1966 in village 4, Quynh Son commune, slightly injured, due to a car crashing into a fallen tree on the roadside; Mr. Nguyen Van Tan Xom Van Tay Sinh in 1974, Yen Thanh commune; Lao Ba Thanh, born in 2011 and Gia Ba Thang, born in 2014, Huoi Phoc village, Nam Can commune.
The whole province had 450 houses damaged, roofs blown off, and 3,786 houses flooded.
Floods also caused severe damage to agriculture with 1,604.9 hectares of rice, 1,291.94 hectares of vegetables, 990.9 hectares of annual crops damaged, thousands of hectares of forests, shade trees, and urban trees broken, 202 livestock died, 2,707 poultry were swept away by water, 156.7 hectares of aquaculture ponds were flooded, and 92 cages were damaged.
The traffic infrastructure system was severely damaged with 32 flooded spots on national highways and provincial roads, 27 landslides on slopes, landslides of 22,793.1 m3 of rock and soil, 3 suspension bridges swept away...
Faced with the situation of floods causing many damages, the leaders of Nghe An province directly went to the scene to direct the recovery of flood consequences, requested the maximum mobilization of forces to rescue people and property, urgently overcome the consequences, stabilize life and production.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province has also called for joint efforts to support people affected by floods, organize the reception of relief and promptly distribute to the people.
