A cargo ship, VINASINE 555, en route from Ninh Binh to Quang Ngai, rescued a man and his 6-year-old daughter who were found clinging to their kayak near Mat Island on the morning of 31/7.
After historic floods in Nghe An's mountainous districts, many schools are submerged under more than two meters of mud, with damaged property and some areas still inaccessible.
Police are searching for the source of a false rumor about the Ban Ve hydropower dam rupturing, which caused panic and led many people to flee their homes with their belongings.
As of the morning of 27/7, 10 mountain villages in Nghe An province, with nearly 6,600 households and over 31,000 residents, remain isolated due to landslides and flash floods triggered by typhoon Wipha.
The fundraising campaign aims to support schools in western Nghe An damaged by landslides and flash floods, helping students and teachers regain stability before the new school year.
As of Tuesday evening, authorities reported that over 13,000 households, totaling more than 61,000 people, remain isolated in 16 mountainous communes in Nghe An province due to flooding caused by Typhoon Wipha.
Several homes were swept away and dozens damaged in a landslide in Co Ha village, Nhon Mai commune. Residents lost their possessions, buried under mud and debris.
Hearing that his sister and niece were swept away by floodwaters, Moong Van Nghe rushed from Quy Hop district back to Ky Son, walking dozens of kilometers through landslide-stricken areas to arrange their funeral.
Four buffalo were rescued from the sea and returned to their owner on the morning of 24/7 after being spotted struggling in the water off Cua Lo beach.
Heavy rain caused by the remnants of Typhoon Wipha and the Intertropical Convergence Zone is forecast to persist in northern Vietnam until tomorrow, and in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An until 27/7.
