HEAVY rain caused flooding across parts of northern Vietnam, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media said.
Rain has fallen across northern and north-central Vietnam this week, with some areas receiving more than 50cm, the disaster prevention department said.
More than 2,000 homes have been submerged, with many key transportation routes blocked and over 1,000 households isolated. Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, which include lowland and hilly areas south of the capital Hanoi, have been among the hardest hit.
Heavy rains and flooding have submerged or damaged about 10,014ha of rice and other crops, with the largest losses reported in Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces. Thousands of livestock and poultry have also been killed.
Many streets in Hanoi were deeply flooded yesterday morning, with water nearly a metre deep in some places, disrupting traffic and making it difficult for residents to get to work, take children to school or leave their homes. — AP
