Three people were left missing while nearly 20,000 others were evacuated due to rising floods in the central northern province of Thanh Hoa's Cam Thuy District. Floods in Thanh Hoa Province on August 31 By the late afternoon of August 31, the rising water on the Ma River had submerged many surrounding houses, some areas were three metres under the water. Houses are deeply submerged under water Local authorities had urgently evacuated more than 3,500 households with nearly 20,000 people to safe places. Police and military officers come to help evacuate people Many families lost everything in the flash floods. "The floods came so fast that we only had enough time to run away," said Nguyen Van Hoi in Cam Thuy Town. "We had lost all our assets left behind." Power had been cut in some areas including Muong Lat and Cam Thuy districts since August 30. According to a report from local authorities, the water lever measured in the Ma … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa floods leave three missing, thousands evacuated
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10-year old girl escapes Thanh Hoa house fire
According to local witnesses, the blaze sparked on the second floor of the house, which contained a shop selling plastic flowers and wedding accessories. A 10-year old girl was in the house at the time but had a lucky escape from the fire. At 23:00, the inferno was brought under control but all of the property within the building was destroyed. There are no reports of fatalities from the fire but the inferno caused a power outage on the busiest street in Thanh Hoa city, causing people to flee the area in panic. According to local authorities, the cause of the fire was identified as a short circuit. Major General Nguyen Hai Trung, director of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Department, rushed to the scene to direct relevant forces in tackling the blaze. … [Read more...] about 10-year old girl escapes Thanh Hoa house fire
Thanh Hoa authorities at loss at how to deal with illegal tiger farm
Education for Nature-Vietnam has proposed to seize 11 tigers which are being kept at a farm in Thanh Hoa Province but local authorities have no idea where to transfer them. Last year, Hanoi police arrested Nguyen Mau Chien and accomplices who are members of a trans-boundary wildlife trafficking ring with 36 kilos of rhino horn, two frozen tiger cubs, and other wildlife products. The authorities also found out about Chien's unlicensed tiger farm. Chien set up a farm with 12 tigers in 2006 but one had died and no new tiger has been added to the farm since. Tigers at Nguyen Mau Chien's farm in Thanh Hoa Province In 2007, Thanh Hoa Province People's Committee fined Chien for his illegal tiger farm but allowed him to continue running it. Five years later, the provincial forest ranger unit issued the licence for Chien's farm to breed and preserve the tigers. The license expired last year and this remains the only tiger farm in Thanh Hoa. On March 20 this year, Chien was given 13 … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa authorities at loss at how to deal with illegal tiger farm
Two dead, two missing in Thanh Hoa flash floods
Two people in a family of four have been found dead after a flash flood swept them away and damaged several houses in Thanh Hoa Province’s Lang Chanh District. The flash flood suddenly occurred in Lang Chanh District on the evening of July 19, damaging three houses in Hac Village, Tri Nang Commune. One house was completely ruined. A flash flood sweeps away several houses in Thanh Hoa Province on July 19 The flood has also swept four people in a local family away. They were Vi Van Thien, 52, and his mother Le Thi Bien, 86; Thien’s daughter-in-law Ha Thi Bien, 29, and Thien’s niece Vi Thi Huyen Tran, 5. Rescue forces have found the body of Thien and Bien, while they are still seeking the two others. Meanwhile, three others in the locality have been injured due to the incident. Lang Chanh District’s authorities have worked with local residents to search for the missing people. Safe places have also arranged for people. Due to the heavy … [Read more...] about Two dead, two missing in Thanh Hoa flash floods
Hundreds evacuated in Thanh Hoa flood
Hundreds of households in Thanh Hoa Province were evacuated on July 22 amid rising floods in the region. Boats become the main means of transport in Thanh Hoa Province Many people in Thanh Truc, Thanh Kim, Thanh My, Thanh Vinh, Thach Lam communes and Thach Thanh District were evacuated as of 4 pm. Since Road 523 was under 1.2 metres of water, boats became the main means of transportation for the residents. Thanh Truc Commune's Vice Chairman Le Xuan Mau said 143 households with more than 500 residents were being evacuated before the flood arrived. "We also sent out three boats for search and rescue or to transfer residents to hospitals in emergencies," he said. Bui Van Huy, a local in Da Dun Village, Thanh Truc Commune, said when the water rapidly rose since yesterday afternoon, they had to move their belongings and furniture to the second floor and took their cattle to shelter. 45-year-old Truong Thi Hoa said, "The flood came along with the lack of clean water and food. All … [Read more...] about Hundreds evacuated in Thanh Hoa flood