BEIJING/HANOI: Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Narra battered northern Vietnam and China's southern region of Guangxi, as accompanying heavy rains damaged infrastructure and crops. Rising floodwaters prompted China to relocate about 54,000 people, including 8,087 moved to emergency shelters.
Vietnam's mountainous provinces of Lang Son and Cao Bang received between 236 mm and 300 mm of rain in the 24 hours to Monday morning, triggering floods and landslides. Floods also affected Vietnam's Quang Ninh, home to the Unesco World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay, inundating parts of the city and disrupting tourism, fishing and transport. The typhoon disrupted daily school and office activities, and snapped power links to nearly 55,000 families, authorities said, while destroying more than 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) of rice and other crops.
In China, the waters of 15 rivers rose beyond warning levels at monitoring stations. Brown floodwaters engulfed parts of Chongzuo city in a CCTV video, submerging roads and clusters of low-rise structures. Chinese rescuers in rubber boots waded through knee-deep water, with some using boats to evacuate stranded residents. — Reuters
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