Vietnam | More than 5,000 people evacuated due to the floods

Weather of Arabia - Floods struck Vietnam, where at least 5 deaths were reported, one person was missing, and more than 5,000 people were evacuated, and the Vietnam Disaster Management Agency reported heavy rains and floods in the central and south-central regions during the past few days.

In one central region, 986 mm of rain was recorded, and in one district, only 820 mm was recorded between November 28 and December 1.

Four people were reported dead, and about 2,574 people were evacuated from their homes, as flood waters reached a depth of half a meter yesterday. One death was reported in a central highland county, where one person is still missing.

The United Nations reported that at least 239 people were killed or missing, and that 1.5 million people were directly affected, and the Vietnamese media reported that natural disasters, mostly floods, storms and landslides, killed 372 people during the eleven months of this year and caused losses of 1.65 Billion dollar.

Source: floodslist