Floods claim 56 lives in central provinces
12:30' 11/08/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge -  Heavy floods that have battered the central and central highlands provinces of Vietnam have claimed at least 56 lives and left nine missing, said the Central Steering Committee for Floods Prevention and Control at its August 10 morning session.

The committee said central Ha Tinh and Dak Lak provinces were hardest hit with the death tolls rising to 19 and 14, respectively. Seven are missing Dak Lak and one in Ha Tinh. Initial loss caused by the floods is estimated at 219 billion VND (13.7 million USD) in Ha Tinh province and 630 billion VND (39.3 million USD) in Dak Lak province.

The rising waters also took their toll on Quang Binh which reported 14 deaths, Lam Dong 5 deaths and one missing, and Quang Tri, Phu Yen, Dak Nong and Gia Lai which all recorded a fatality each.

The floods also severely damaged 54,000 homes and completely destroyed 400 others. Landslides were frequent and nearly 99,000 ha of industrial crops and 4,000 ha of ponds of shrimp cultivation were inundated.

(Source: VNA)

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