Quang Binh swamped by floodwaters

Heavy rains on the large scale in the North Central region from September 1-4 have showed no sign of abating, swelling rivers and unleashing floodwater to overflow into thousands of houses in Quang Binh province.


A corner of Tan Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district
A corner of Tan Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district

Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper’s reporters on September 4 took pictures of flooded houses in the province:

Residents’ houses along Kien Giang river, Duy Ninh district
A flooded portion in Tan Ninh commune, Quang Ninh district 
Bamboo hedges alongside Gianh river
A submerged village in Canh Hoa commune, Quang Trach district
Landslide in Highway 9B
Swollen Gianh river
Residents use boats to collect firewood adrift in a river
The road leading to Cao Quang commune of Tuyen Hoa district was submerged under two meters of water

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