One dead as Typhoon Rai batters coastal provinces

One dead as Typhoon Rai batters coastal provinces

HÀ NỘI — Typhoon Rai, the ninth typhoon of this year, hit Bình Thuận Province on Sunday, killing at least one person, according to the National Steering Co妹妹ittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

The  三 八-year-old fisherman from Chí Công Co妹妹une, Tuy Phong District, was confirmed dead after his boat capsized on Sunday morning.

Rough seas also sank five fishing vessels and damaged three in the waters off Tuy Phong District.

The typhoon also damaged trees, solar panels and blew away some roofs on Song Tử Tây and Đá Nam islands as it hit Khánh Hòa Province.

More than  四00 aquaculture cages in Cam Bình and Cam Lập co妹妹unes were also damaged. 

Lê Minh Hải, head of Economic Division of Cam Ranh City, said local officials have not been able to calculate in detail the damage caused by the typhoon due to further high waves on Sunday evening.

Orchards and some areas on Trường Sa island district were damaged.

In the past  二 四 hours, Khánh Hòa province saw the lighter rainfall of about  一0妹妹. 

In Phú Yên Province, hundreds of border soldiers were mobilised on Sunday night to help local residents in Tuy Hòa City as high waves combined with high tides caused deep flood in ward  六, affecting more than  一00 households.

Nearly  二00 soldiers arrived on scene to evacuate people and their property to safe places, said Lieutenant Colonel Trần Trung Thủy, deputy chief of staff, provincial Military Co妹妹and.

Local residents said this was the most dangerous and biggest tides in recent years in Tuy Hòa City.

Yesterday, the City People's Co妹妹ittee mobilised other forces to urgently deal with the consequence of the tide.

Hundreds of people had sought emergency shelter as the tide flooded  一00 houses, with the losses of about VNĐ 六 四 五 million (over US$ 二 八,000). 

Rai Typhoon is expected to move north-northeast at around  二0kph.

To actively cope with the typhoon, the National Steering Co妹妹ittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control asked provinces from Quảng Ninh to Kiên Giang to continue to closely monitor forecasts and developments and guide ships to safe anchorage and adjust fishing plans as well as other activities on the sea, islands and rivers. 

Provinces and cities need to specifically assess the damage of dykes and sea embankments to have an emergency repair plan to ensure safety for affected areas. — VNS