"HANOI - A STRONG tropical storm is forecasted to slam into Vietnam's southern coast late on Monday, bringing heavy rains to its central and southern provinces which may disrupt the country's coffee harvest, state-run radio said.
Storm Noul was moving fast and its damage could be huge, given it would land in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, where residents have little experience fighting storms, the Voice of Vietnam radio said in an urgent bulletin.
The storm could disrupt oil and gas production off Vietnam's southern coast while heavy rains may halt the coffee harvest about to peak in the country's Central Highlands. -- REUTERS"
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Vietnam floods kill 14, Hanoi streets under water | World | Reuters
Floods from heavy rain in Vietnam's central provinces have killed at least 14 people in the past week, including four children, the government and state media said on Friday.
Many roads in the capital, Hanoi, were submerged, with up to 1 metre (yard) of water in some places, and some residents had abandoned cars and motorcycles.
Torrential rain pounded northern Vietnam early on Friday, threatening dangerous flash floods in six mountainous provinces, state weather forecasters said.
Three girls aged 11 and 12 returning from school and a two-year-old boy were among the victims of floods that have hit nine central provinces since Oct. 24, the government's disaster management unit said in its daily report.
Seven people died in Ha Tinh province, three in Quang Ngai and two in Nghe An, while Quang Nam and Phu Yen provinces each reported one death.
Up to 330 mm (13 inches) of rain had pounded Nghe An province, 300 km (186 miles) south of Hanoi, since Wednesday, halting traffic, while landslides had eroded many sections of the north-south Ho Chi Minh highway in Thua Thien-Hue province.
Vietnam's main agricultural area, including the Central Highlands coffee belt and the Mekong Delta rice basket, have not been affected by the floods, although rain disrupted coffee harvesting this week.
The harvest is due to peak in mid-November in the Central Highlands, two weeks earlier than usual, but rain could prolong the drying process and damage bean quality, traders said.
Typhoons and floods have killed several hundred people in northern and central provinces since the start of this year. The flood and storm season ends next month in the central region, which is widely exposed to the sea.
Many roads in the capital, Hanoi, were submerged, with up to 1 metre (yard) of water in some places, and some residents had abandoned cars and motorcycles.
Torrential rain pounded northern Vietnam early on Friday, threatening dangerous flash floods in six mountainous provinces, state weather forecasters said.
Three girls aged 11 and 12 returning from school and a two-year-old boy were among the victims of floods that have hit nine central provinces since Oct. 24, the government's disaster management unit said in its daily report.
Seven people died in Ha Tinh province, three in Quang Ngai and two in Nghe An, while Quang Nam and Phu Yen provinces each reported one death.
Up to 330 mm (13 inches) of rain had pounded Nghe An province, 300 km (186 miles) south of Hanoi, since Wednesday, halting traffic, while landslides had eroded many sections of the north-south Ho Chi Minh highway in Thua Thien-Hue province.
Vietnam's main agricultural area, including the Central Highlands coffee belt and the Mekong Delta rice basket, have not been affected by the floods, although rain disrupted coffee harvesting this week.
The harvest is due to peak in mid-November in the Central Highlands, two weeks earlier than usual, but rain could prolong the drying process and damage bean quality, traders said.
Typhoons and floods have killed several hundred people in northern and central provinces since the start of this year. The flood and storm season ends next month in the central region, which is widely exposed to the sea.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Fresh floods in Northern Vietnam-
Three people including a 13-year-old boy were killed in fresh floods in northern Vietnam while the death toll in the wake of tropical storm Kammuri rose to 119, disaster officials said on Wednesday.
The new floods had occurred in several districts of Quang Ninh province, east of Hanoi.
Provincial disaster official Le Thanh Nam told AFP that heavy rains had been reported there since Tuesday, causing some accidents.
"We are trying to find two other missing people in a boat capsize accident," he said.
Meanwhile rescuers searching for survivors of weekend floods further north triggered by Kammuri found six bodies on Tuesday, while another 40 remained missing, the national flood and storm control committee added.
They were continuing to search but had little hope of finding anyone alive.
Heavy rains, followed by flash floods and landslides in Vietnam's northern mountainous provinces since late Friday have destroyed 798 houses.
Some 17,800 other buildings were flooded and damaged while 15,200 hectares of crops were wiped out, the committee said.
Vietnam suffers hundreds of deaths every year as a result of floods and storms which often hit between July and November.
The new floods had occurred in several districts of Quang Ninh province, east of Hanoi.
Provincial disaster official Le Thanh Nam told AFP that heavy rains had been reported there since Tuesday, causing some accidents.
"We are trying to find two other missing people in a boat capsize accident," he said.
Meanwhile rescuers searching for survivors of weekend floods further north triggered by Kammuri found six bodies on Tuesday, while another 40 remained missing, the national flood and storm control committee added.
They were continuing to search but had little hope of finding anyone alive.
Heavy rains, followed by flash floods and landslides in Vietnam's northern mountainous provinces since late Friday have destroyed 798 houses.
Some 17,800 other buildings were flooded and damaged while 15,200 hectares of crops were wiped out, the committee said.
Vietnam suffers hundreds of deaths every year as a result of floods and storms which often hit between July and November.
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