At least 58 dead and missing due to heavy rain & flooding
The National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention said that the natural disasters of tropical heavy rain, flashflood, landslide and tropical- low depression caused 27 dead, 19 missing and 12 injured in the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Son La, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa and Quang Tri.
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The statistics showed that 106 houses and thousands of vegetable and fruit crops were destroyed; 3,457 houses were sunk under water.
Amid to the complicated weather, 135 households in Yen Bai, Son La, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh were taken to safe places.
Nearly 10,000 poultry farms were swept away, many localities were isolated due to floodwater.
Northern Central provinces have experienced prolonged heavy rains for the last two days, leading to flooding and landslides in many places, isolating a number of areas in the region.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has instructed relevant departments and agencies to deal with shortcomings in the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
In the report released on October 2, the World Bank (WB) predicts that Vietnam's 2023 economic growth will reach only 4.7 percent, which falls much below the planned target of 6.5 percent.
Mr. Nguyen Kim Son, Minister of Education and Training, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Training, extended a letter of sympathy to the Departments of Education and Training in Nghe An and Thanh Hoa.
The Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association (VCCA) is working to develop a national online cuisine map with a view to introducing Vietnamese cuisine quintessence to the world through helping those who want to explore the country's food.
