HANOI, Sept 30 (Bernama-VNA) -- Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has directed ministries, sectors and provincial authorities to take immediate action to support people in storm-hit areas as the country grapples with the aftermath of Typhoon Bualoi, Storm No.10, and severe flooding, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The typhoon swept into the mainland with powerful winds and heavy rain over a prolonged period, leaving widespread destruction.
According to preliminary figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, at least 19 people have died, 13 remain missing, eight are out of contact and 88 others have been injured.
More than 105,000 homes were unroofed or destroyed, with the central province of Hà Tĩnh suffering nearly 79,000 cases and Nghệ An Province close to 20,000. Thousands of houses were inundated, and nearly 3,000 households have been cut off.
Over 9,400 hectares of rice and crops and 1,700 hectares of aquaculture farms were lost to flooding. Infrastructure, including roads, irrigation systems, embankments and production facilities, has also been badly damaged.
-- BERNAMA-VNA
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