Tropical Cyclone Doksuri tore across central parts of Vietnam on Friday, 15 September, bringing with it strong winds, heavy rain and floods. At least 4 people have died and over 100,000 have been evacuated.
Winds exceeded 130km/h, according to Vietnam’s meteorological agency. Several areas have recorded more than 300 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. Cua Viet in Quang Tri province recorded 381 mm between 14 and 15 September.
Among the worst hit provinces are Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien Hue.
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority (DMA) reports that 4 people have been killed in separate incidents in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh and Thua Thien Hue.
Thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed by flooding. As of their latest report of 15 September, DMA says that around 50,000 houses in Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Binh have been damaged.
Reuters later reported that about 200,000 houses had been flooded or submerged, 5,000 had lost their roofs and 20 had collapsed in Quang Binh, according to Le Minh Ngan, the vice-chairperson of the local People’s Committee.
By midday local time on 15 September, over 116,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in the provinces of Nghe An (17,575), Ha Tinh (43,556), Quang Binh (33,541), Quang Tri (20,444), Thua Thien Hue (1,409).
Dozens of flights have been cancelled. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity and telephone after power and telecommunications lines were damaged.
Rainfall
- Ha Tinh (Ha Tinh) – 260 mm
- Gia Vong (Quang Tri) – 358 mm
- Chu Le (Ha Tinh) – 262 mm
- Cua Viet (Quang Tri) – 381 mm
- Dong Tam (Quang Binh) – 358 mm
- Dong Ha (Quang Tri) – 308 mm
- Kien Giang (Quang Binh) – 315 mm
- Nam Dong (Thua Thien Hue) – 291 mm
(Figures from DMA)
Rivers
Several rivers from the province of Ha Tinh to Quang Tri are either flooding or expected to flood in the next few hours, according to DMA. The rivers include: the Ngan Sau, Ngan Pho, La, Gianh, Kien Giang and Thach Han.
Doksuri in the Philippines
Doksuri swept across the Philippines between 11 and 13 September, 2017, dumping as much as 528 mm of rain in Alabat, Calabarzon Region. Over 6,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes. At least 4 people died as a result of the storm.
