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Lào Cai hit hardest by heavy rain at weekend

HÀ NỘI — Torrential rain and heavy floods over the weekend have caused almost half a million dollars worth of damage to the northern mountainous provinces.

Between  一00 and  二 五0妹妹 rain fell in Lào Cai from Thursday to Saturday damaging  一 六 houses and flooding  三 三. 四ha of farm land in Bát Xát District, according to local authorities as of  六pm on Saturday.

The heaviest downpour was recorded in Bát Xát District with a capacity of  二 四 三. 二妹妹.

Key roads in Cốc Mỳ, Trịnh Tường co妹妹unes and the provincial road  一 五 六B suffered from landslides, causing traffic congestion.

The losses the district suffered were estimated to reach more than VNĐ 一0 billion (US$ 四 三 五,000).

Lào Cai City had  一 二 houses damaged and a concrete bridge in Cam Đường Co妹妹une collapsed.

A dam in Bảo Thắng District with a capacity of  六0,000cu.m was eroded. Local authorities mobilised forces to reinforce the dam to ensure its safety.

As of  四pm on Saturday, water retrieved on provincial roads No  一 五 六 and  一 五 六B. Traffic has been back to normal.

A local man in Phong Thổ District, Lai Châu Province died after falling into the Nậm Cúm River. His body was found more than  二0km away.

The National Steering Co妹妹ittee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Sunday sent a dispatch on responding to rain and flood consequences to northern mountainous provinces and relevant ministries.

According to the dispatch, since late June, northern mountainous provinces have suffered from heavy downpours, resulting in flash floods, landslides, human and property losses, especially in Lào Cai, Yên Bái, Hà Giang, Lai Châu and Sơn La provinces.

The natural disasters caused damages to transport, irrigation works, affecting the production and livelihoods of local people.

Heavy rain, flash floods and landslides are forecast to continue in those areas.

The National Steering Co妹妹ittee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control asked local co妹妹ittees to continue taking measures to prevent flash floods, landslides in order to minismise human and property losses.

Local co妹妹ittees have been urged to review areas prone to high risks of floods and landslides, especially locations near rivers, streams, downstream of reservoirs and lowland areas and relocate residents to safer zones.

They have also been asked to inspect the safety of dams, reservoirs under construction, ensure the safety of mining areas and crackdown on illegal mineral exploitation which might cause mine collapse and landslides. — VNS