HANOI (Reuters) – Flood water ranges of the Pink River in Hanoi are forecast to be little modified till a minimum of early Friday, the federal government’s climate company stated on Thursday, and a number of other components of town will stay inundated.
Vietnam has been badly hit by floods and landslides triggered by Storm Yagi that made landfall on Saturday, with a minimum of 181 individuals killed and 141 lacking, in response to the federal government’s catastrophe administration company.
“High flooding water levels have flooded riverside and low-lying areas, eroded dykes and threatened parts of Hanoi” and different northern provinces, the company stated in a report.
The town had earlier evacuated hundreds of individuals dwelling close to the swollen river as its waters rose to a 20-year excessive.
North of Hanoi, lethal landslides are nonetheless taking place in mountainous areas, in response to state media reviews.
