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Aug 7, 20177 min read

Vietnam floods cause estimated damage at $41 million

Vietnam floods cause estimated damage at $41 million
Galaxy TV · Foreign News desk · Lagos

Vietnam floods kill 26, cause estimated damage at $41 million over the past week

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It has been reported that the Flood in northern Vietnam have killed 26 people and washed away hundreds of homes over the past week, causing damage estimated at more than 940 billion dong ($41 million).


 Fifteen people were still missing and the search had been hampered by damage to roads from floods and landslides, the government's disaster agency said in a report.

Flooding has crippled four provinces, damaging water systems and farms, where rice and fruit are grown, it added, with about 200 homes destroyed and 400 more affected.

"We are fixing roads, water systems and other infrastructure to make sure people can resettle," the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said in the report.

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