Deep flooding persists in parts of Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa provinces, where road and bridge collapses have left hundreds of households isolated, though water has receded in some other areas. Authorities are attempting to restore access with repair work, as they clean up the damage.
Heavy rain is expected to gradually decrease starting from Nov 25, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, attending the Group of 20 (G20) talks in Johannesburg, convened an urgent virtual meeting with ministries and local authorities nationwide, to review the flooding situation and coordinate ongoing response and recovery efforts in the central provinces, according to a posting on the government website.
Preliminary estimates place total economic damage around at least nine trillion dong (US$340 million, or $444 million), according to the government. Vietnam has been hit by 14 storms this year.
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