A boat was washed ashore by strong waves in storm Damrey in Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – StormDamrey has wreaked havoc in the south central coast of Vietnam after landing theregion on November 4 morning.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, thecentre of the storm was in Khanh Hoa province at 6am, sustaining wind speed ofup to 115-135km per hour.
Downpours with rainfall of 100-200mm have beenrecorded from Quang Nam to Khanh Hoa provinces and are predicted to continue.The forecasting centre warned these localities of flash floods in mountainousareas and inundation in lowland areas.
In Khanh Hoa, Damrey triggered a widespreadblackout, hampering the update of information about storm consequences.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung inspected localities in Khanh Hoa,learning about damage caused by the storm. In coastal Van Ninh district, he wasreported that the storm claimed one life and left three injured, collapsed 14houses and unroofed many others.
He urged the Khanh Hoa leaders to promptly provide assistance for victims,immediately accommodation, while ensuring dam, reservoir and traffic safety,and restoring the power system.
Preliminary statistics show that as of November4 morning, the storm had left one people dead, four others missing and tens ofboats sunken in Binh Dinh province. Flooding and landslides also completelyisolated Canh Lien commune, Canh Giao village of Canh Hiep commune and Ca Kevillage of Canh Thuan commune in Van Canh district.
Phu Yen had reported one people missing and fourinjured as of 9:30am of November 4. About 950 houses and headquarters ofagencies in the province were unroofed while the Phu Yen Power Company had tocut off electricity across Tuy Hoa city to ensure safety as storm Damrey fellmany utility poles.
The typhoon has also affected other provinceslike Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Ninh Thuan, Dak Lak and Dak Nong, causing blackoutsand flooding, devastating crops and blocking traffic.
In the face of storm Damrey, the CentralSteering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control continued urgingaffected provinces and cities to evacuate residents in vulnerable areas.
As of 2am of November 4, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa andNinh Thuan provinces had moved over 35,100 people to safer places. More than1,700 people in coastal Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City had also beenevacuated.-VNA
The Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held an urgent meeting on November 2 to prepare for the 12th storm, internationally known as Damrey.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced to cancel 10 flights from/to Cam Ranh International Airport and Lien Khuong Airport on November 4 as Typhoon Damrey is likely to slam into the central coast of Vietnam.
Vietjet Air called off domestic and international flights from/to Cam Ranh Airport in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 3 as Typhoon Damrey heads to the central coast of Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the south central province of Phu Yen to take urgent measures to cope with Typhoon Damrey, the 12th of its kind arising in the East Sea so far this year.
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A boat was washed ashore by strong waves in storm Damrey in Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province (Photo: VNA) 
