Viet Nam News KHÁNH HOÀ – Torrential downpour caused by a tropical depression hit the coastal city of Nha Trang on Sunday, resulting in multiple deaths and damage to infrastructure. Landslides in Vĩnh Thọ, Vĩnh Trường, Vĩnh Hoà wards and Phước Đồng Commune killed 12, injured 11 and left 6 others missing. Search and rescue workers in the city told Vietnam News Agency that the tropical depression – remnants of the weakened Typhoon Toraji -had produced total rainfall of 380mm in less than 12 hours. With the city’s sewage system unable to handle the prolonged downpour, many parts of the city were flooded. 1,400 people living in high-risk mountainous areas in Phước Đồng Commune were moved to safer ground after four persons – including a 14-year-old child – were buried in a landslide. In the morning, 400 soldiers and officials from various military universities based in the city were mobilised to support search and rescue agencies. In the early morning, an international flight destined for Nha Trang was forced to land at HCM City instead due to the weather. Heavy rainfall also hindered traffic between Nha Trang and Cam Ranh International Airport. Võ Anh Kiệt, deputy director of the South Central Meteorology Hydrography Station (based in Nha Trang), said the rainfall had exceeded forecasts. Another tropical depression was currently forming off the coast of the Philippines and was likely to become the ninth typhoon to enter Việt Nam’s East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) this year, Kiệt said,… [Read full story]
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