The death toll of the recent floodings in Vietnam is now up to a staggering 178 people. Abundant amounts of rain began dumping on Central Vietnam in early October. This is the 'third stage' of the viscous floodings within the last six weeks and it killed 11 Vietnamese yesterday. An astonishing 30 inches of rain hit the country just within the last 72 hours. Unfortunately, the recent 11 deaths include many children under the age of 10 years old. Authorities have distributed at least 1,000 tons of rice so far to the flood victims, but the locals say they will at least need 5,000 more tons! Vietnam is prone to floods and storms which kill hundreds of people each year.
If Vietnam is so prone to these storms, the government should do a better job at notifying locals of future weather patterns and storms coming into the area. If a large amount of rainfall is expected to fall, officials should go around to villages to tell the locals they may need to prepare for an evacuation. This would help the death toll tremendously as well as saving the locals possessions and food.
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