Farmers in Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province is in crisis after floods destroyed thousands of tonnes of rice.

Nguyen Thi Vien, 79, said 40 tonnes of rice in her storage had been submerged. "I'm hiring hands to dry them to see how much I can save. The damaged rice probably can only be used as poultry feed," she said.

 Vien is drying rice which has been submerged in the flood

Most households in the district are also in the same situation. Locals said they hadn't seen such serious floods for a century.

Le Van Bao, chairman of Le Thuy District, said early estimates for total damage was at VND196bn (USD8.78m). Thousands of houses, schools, medical facilities and other public constructions were submerged or unroofed.

Over 2,000 tonnes of rice damaged in Le Thuy District

Over 2,000 tonnes of rice were submerged for days and tens of thousands of poultry were swept away in Le Thuy District alone.

On October 18, the government allocated 1,500 tonnes of rice to Quang Binh Province to support flood victims.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung also asked agencies to quickly review the damage to crops and infrastructure to support people in Thua Thien-Hue Province. The local authorities were asked to clean the streets to avoid diseases and restore transport links.