Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – According to disaster statistics released by the Dike and Disaster Prevention Management Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, as of 5 PM on November 7th, the preliminary economic losses caused by Typhoon Hagupit (No. 13) are estimated at approximately 705 billion VND, with 205 billion VND in Dak Lak province and 500 billion VND in Gia Lai province.
The typhoon has resulted in 5 deaths (3 in Dak Lak province, 2 in Gia Lai province), 3 missing persons (Quang Ngai province), and 17 injuries (3 in Quang Ngai province, 8 in Gia Lai province, and 6 in Dak Lak province).
A total of 244 houses collapsed (20 in Quang Ngai Province, 199 in Gia Lai Province, and 25 in Dak Lak Province), 17,562 houses were damaged or had their roofs blown off (756 in Quang Ngai Province, 12,447 in Gia Lai Province, and 4,359 in Dak Lak Province), and 8,501 houses were flooded due to storm surges caused by the typhoon (3,000 in Gia Lai Province and 5,501 in Dak Lak Province). The floodwaters have now receded in most areas.
In addition, the typhoon caused 21 ships to sink (2 in Quang Ngai province, 4 in Dak Lak province, and 15 in Gia Lai province), and damaged 44 ships (2 in Quang Ngai province and 42 in Gia Lai province); damaged 54,335 aquaculture cages (54,000 in Dak Lak province, 1 in Quang Ngai province, and 334 in Gia Lai province); affected 18 hectares of aquaculture area (10 hectares in Quang Ngai province and 8 hectares in Dak Lak province); lodged or damaged 3,721 hectares of rice and other crops (140 hectares in Quang Ngai province and 3,581 hectares in Dak Lak province); affected 3,944 hectares of cash crops and perennial fruit trees; killed or swept away 118 livestock; and killed 3,593 poultry (Dak Lak province).
Regarding power infrastructure, there were 31 110 kV transmission line accidents, 449 power poles were broken, and 1,603,637 households experienced power outages. Power has been restored to 315,016 households, while 1,288,621 households remain without power (80,900 in Da Nang, 678,995 in Gia Lai, and 324,928 in Dak Lak, among others).
Transportation infrastructure has also suffered severe damage: the Đắk Pờ Tó bridge (located at Km378+130) in Gia Lai province was washed away by floodwaters; the North-South railway in Dak Lak province is interrupted at Km1136+850 due to roadbed damage; National Highway 19C from Long Thach to Long Nguyen is blocked due to deep flooding; and Provincial Highway 641 from the La Hai Railway Bridge through Song Co and from Dong Xuan to Tuy An North is closed due to severe flooding.
Currently, various localities are continuing to verify disaster data and comprehensively advance post-disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts. In response to the lingering effects of the typhoon's circulation, the National Defense Civil Affairs Committee has instructed all ministries and local governments to coordinate and take effective measures to overcome the severe impacts of Typhoon No. 13 as soon as possible, quickly stabilize people's lives, restore production and business operations, and contribute to achieving the 2025 economic growth target.
All localities need to expedite the assessment of disaster losses, prioritize the repair and reconstruction of schools, hospitals, and residential buildings, ensure the basic living needs of the people, and guarantee that people have food, shelter, medical care, and access to education. Simultaneously, they must urgently repair key water conservancy facilities such as dikes and reservoirs, and make every effort to restore normal production and daily life as quickly as possible. (End)
