On Sunday, the working group of the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, led by Deputy Chief of Office Nguyen Van Tien, visited Da Nang and directed the response and overcoming of consequences caused by recent heavy rain in the city.

Deputy Chief of the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Nguyen Van Tien (5th, left), Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong (4th, left), gave spiritual encouragement and donated gifts and necessities for a household that was recently deeply flooded in Thanh Khe District. Photo: H.H

The working group gave spiritual encouragement to local residents, and officers and soldiers of the armed forces who were on duty at flood-hit areas, as well as exchanged experience in responding to urban flooding.

According to a report released by the Da Nang Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defence, since October 12, the total rainfall in the city has ranged between 700mm and 900mm, especially Son Tra, Thanh Khe and Hoa Vang districts having experienced rainfall of more than 900mm.

On October 13 and 14, local flooding occurred on roads and low-lying areas in 48 wards and communes citywide with flood levels of 30-50 cm, in some places 1-2 m.

A total of 6,835 people were evacuated to high and safe places, of which 372 people were taken to gathering points, whilst the remaining 6,463 were evacuated on the spot. The largest evacuees were reported in Lien Chieu District with 5,867 people.

433 military, 200 border guard, and 4,000 police officers and soldiers have been mobilised to flood-hit areas to help locals.

The traffic police force have already rearranged traffic on the Hai Van Pass after a landslide occurred on Hai Van Tunnel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue following torrential rains over the past few days.

To date, 12 pigs have died or drifted away in the city, 28.1 hectares of vegetables have been inundated; a mushroom farm have been damaged; and some traffic and drainage works have been collapsed due to floods.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by M.DUNG