During the past one month, Vietnam’s central provinces have suffered from record flooding and storm damaging a series of roads, Tien Phong reported.
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The National highways 1 and 49 through Thua Thien-Hue province, the national route 15D through Quang Tri province, a part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and La Son-Tuy Loan expressway, etc are heavily ravaged.
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The area of Can 4 bridge, at Km30 + 853 of the La Son - Tuy Loan expressway is destroyed by landslides during the storm Molave.
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A giant tree falls on La Son-Tuy Loan expressway, blocking transportation.
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The repair work has been quickly deployed before storm Goni, the tenth storm of the year enters the central region. A total of eight parts of the La Son-Tuy Loan expressway are damaged.
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Damage at section Km31+300.
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Floodwater erodes many roads, causing a high risk of landslides.
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An excavator is cleaning up an area of Dong Giang district in the central province of Quang Nam which is affected by landslides.
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The road D2 in Phuoc Son district is one of the most seriously damaged roads, hampering the rescue teams to find missing people in landslides in Phuoc Loc commune.
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In Quang Ngai province, the roads leading to mountainous districts are also ruined by landslides.
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The repair work has been promptly conducted in an area in Son Tay district of Quang Ngai province in order to ensure safe travel for the local residents.
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