Floods hit central provinces
Torrential rainfall measuring 100-200mm in Quảng Ngãi and Bình Định provinces has flooded nearly 1,000 houses and over 3,000ha of sowed rice and raised river levels. A report on December 1 by the Centre of Flood and Storm Prevention in the Central and Central Highlands regions said Bình Định was the most damaged locale by storm Tokage, with over 2,200 cubic metres of soil and 2.2kms of dyke and irrigated channels eroded and damaged. One man, Nguyễn Đức Trọng, 33, was still missing in Quảng Ngãi Province after trying to cross a stream in Ba Xa Commune in Ba Tơ District. The centre also said a ship from Navy Zone 3 had found and towed a stalled fishing boat with 11 sailors in the waters off the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Island of Việt Nam.
