China evacuates tens of thousands as rain from Typhoon Narra lashes southwest
Some 54,000 people have been relocated because of the flooding, including 8,087 moved to emergency shelters.
More than 56,000 customers in Northern Vietnam were left without electricity on August 24 after Typhoon Narra and resulting flooding damaged power lines and substations. The Northern Power Corporation reported that 68,259 of the 125,003 affected customers had power restored, accounting for 54.61 percent. However, 56,744 customers remained without service.
EVNNPC had partially restored 17 of 38 medium-voltage lines and 429 of 712 substations as of 7 a.m. that morning. In Quang Ninh Province, all affected customers regained power. Power outages persisted in several localities, including 30,568 in Bac Ninh, 25,538 in Lang Son, 488 in Hai Phong, and 150 in Thai Nguyen. Some areas in Lang Son, Bac Ninh, and Hai Phong experienced severe flooding with water levels surpassing three meters.
The Department of Dyke Management reported the Ky Cung River in Lang Son at 256.48 meters at 7 a.m., 0.48 meters above Level 3 flood alert. The Luc Nam River at Chu in Bac Ninh stood at 14.03 meters, 1.02 meters above Level 3, while the Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong in Bac Ninh was at 6.54 meters, 0.24 meters above Level 3. Flooding was expected to continue on the Luc Nam and Thuong rivers' lower reaches over the next six to 12 hours, remaining above Level 3.
By the morning of August 24, 457 houses had roofs blown off, and 3,678 were inundated. Flooding damaged 10,585 hectares of rice and 9,206 hectares of other crops. Additionally, 1,023 landslide and inundation sites disrupted traffic, a figure significantly higher than the previous report on August 23. Power companies remained on 24-hour standby, aiming to restore electricity as soon as conditions allowed.
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