Thousands of houses were damaged in typhoon Nari

(VOVworld) – Typhoon Nari was a complex storm lasting for many hours. When it made landfall on Vietnam’s coast, it had changed direction many times.

Le Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasts made the remark at a meeting of the Steering Committee of Nari prevention and control in Da Nang on Tuesday. Initial reports showed that 5 people have been killed, 27 others wounded, thousands of houses damaged, while traffic jams took place in many roads.

In Da Nang City, torrential rains and continuous gales downed big trees, caused power outages on a large scale, forcing the suspension of the city’s two largest water supply factories, while two telecommunications antenna masts collapsed.

In Quang Nam, the hardest hit by the storm, by Tuesday’s noon, 5 people were reported dead and 7 others

High waves are threatening the sea dyke embankment in Cua Dai (Photo:VNE)

injured. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, head of the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, asked the Ministry of Public Security to let vehicles circulate again to avoid traffic jams on Highway 1A while calling for telecommunications agencies to restore lines of communication.

“Electricity stations in the central region should do their utmost to restore the power system immediately. Once the power system is working normally, communications and hospitals can work as well. People should be taken care of because many of them don’t have accommodation any more. Finally, preparations should also be made to promptly cope with possible torrential rains.”

Minister Phat advised that local authorities should prioritize the restoration of schools and medical clinics and advance funding for typhoon victims.