
Post-storm floods damage nearly 1,600 houses in northern localities
Heavy rains and flooding triggered by Storm Matmo, the 11th to hit the East Sea/South China Sea this year, had damaged 1,577 houses and inundated 10,267 others as of 5pm on October 11, causing total losses of about 7.05 trillion VND (over 267 million USD), reported the Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.