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Viet Nam: Flood and typhoon DREF operation No. MDRVN006

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GLIDE n=B0 FL-2009-000207-VNM

CHF 314,064 (USD 324,167 or EUR 214,633) has been allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the national society in delivering immediate assistance to some 30,000 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

This operation is expected to be implemented over three months, and will therefore be completed by December 2009; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by March 2010.)

The Situation

Between 24 and 26 September, tropical depression as the result of Typhoon Ketsana which caused extensive damage across the Philippines, has also resulted in severe flooding in several northern central provinces in Viet Nam, stretching from Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Tien Hue. At present, Viet Nam Red Cross assessments and reports estimate approximately 60,000 people have been directly affected by the floods, while according to local reports, 23 deaths have been reported to date and approximately 2,400 hectares of rice and vegetables have been destroyed. Further concerns regarding the impact from the torrential rain on farmland is high as villagers have just harvested their summer crops while others are about to begin harvesting.

While rainfall only lasted one and a half days between 24 and 26 September, it caused extensive destruction in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Quang Binh provinces. In Thanh Hoa, up to 200mm of rain fell during the said period, with particularly intense rainfall of 420mm between 2000 hours and 2330 hours on 25 September. This caused severe flooding in the districts of Trieu Son, Nhu Thanh and Nong Cong. In Quang Binh the amount of rain that fell ranged from 252 to 680 millimetres, with up to 1,024 mm of rain falling from 1700 hours to 1800 hours on 24 September. Overall, 19 communes are submerged in three districts of Quang Binh.

More than 640 houses are submerged under 1,000 to 1,500 mm of water in Tuyen Hoa and Minh Hoa districts, while 3,990 houses have been swamped with up to 500mm. In addition to the damage to personal property, approximately 32 schools in seven communes are flooded.