2017 storms cause 386 deaths and missing
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Vietnam has seen a record number of storms this year has left 386 dead and missing and VND60trn (USD2.64 billion) in damage.
According to the department, the natural disasters have been more serious than previous years, resulting in more heavy rains, floods and landslides.
386 people were killed and missing, an increase of 122 people than last year and 86 compared to the average of the last decade. 123 people were killed or went missing in Damrey alone and 102 people were killed and left missing in the off-season rains and flooding in the north this October.
The natural disasters caused VND60trn in damage, increased by 30% than last year.
Nguyen Duc Quang, head of the Department of Natural Disaster Response and Recovery, said that both public and local authority awareness about natural disaster prevention was still weak. That's why many failed to pay enough attention to the disasters or slow to react. The authorities failed to actively prepare to deal with the disasters or depended heavily on procedures.
In addition, funds for natural disasters are limited and the process to receive urgent aid from foreign organisations and governments has slow and revealed a lot of shortcomings.
Quang went on to say that both foreign and local agencies had warned about the drastic impacts caused by climate change and the forecasting still left a lot to be desired.
Thia Bridge in Yen Bai Province swept away in October
According to the department, the natural disasters have been more serious than previous years, resulting in more heavy rains, floods and landslides.
386 people were killed and missing, an increase of 122 people than last year and 86 compared to the average of the last decade. 123 people were killed or went missing in Damrey alone and 102 people were killed and left missing in the off-season rains and flooding in the north this October.
The natural disasters caused VND60trn in damage, increased by 30% than last year.
Nguyen Duc Quang, head of the Department of Natural Disaster Response and Recovery, said that both public and local authority awareness about natural disaster prevention was still weak. That's why many failed to pay enough attention to the disasters or slow to react. The authorities failed to actively prepare to deal with the disasters or depended heavily on procedures.
In addition, funds for natural disasters are limited and the process to receive urgent aid from foreign organisations and governments has slow and revealed a lot of shortcomings.
Quang went on to say that both foreign and local agencies had warned about the drastic impacts caused by climate change and the forecasting still left a lot to be desired.
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