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| Landslides triggered by torrential rains over the past two days have buried many houses and classrooms in the mountainous district of Quan Hoa in Thanh Hoa province. |
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| Ngo Phi Hung, head of the Department of Education and Training in Quan Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province, said on August 30 that heavy rains and landslides had destroyed many classrooms the previous day. A number of classrooms at Trung Son Primary School were buried |
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| Heavy rains in Quan Hoa District have caused severe landslides Tang Village and destroyed two houses on August 28. No one was hurt but most of their belongings were damaged. The rising water level in Ma River caused erosion and destroyed the house of Ha Van Thuat and damaged many other houses as well as the roads. |
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| The authorities of Trung Thanh and Trung Son communes already evacuated several households to avoid landslides. An inspection team of Quan Hoa District People's Committee will survey the scene and implement measures to deal with the rains. It is expected that more households will be evacuated out of danger zones that are prone to landslides and flash floods. |
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| By September 2, Thanh Hoa recorded 4 deaths and 5 missing people due to the floods. After the floods, 208 houses collapsed and 150 others were severely damaged, some 12,000 houses were submerged, and 20 schools were more or less affected by the flooding. |
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| Additionally, over 2,500 hectares of rice and crops were ruined; 11,300 poultries were killed, 5 bridges were flown away and various roads were flooded or eroded. |
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| The Provincial Police of Thanh Hoa deployed forces during the recent vacation days to various localities to help people overcome aftermath of the recent flooding. |
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| In the mountainous districts of Muong Lat, Quan Son, Quan Hoa, Ba Thuoc and Cam Thuy, common efforts were made to overcome the aftermath of the floods. |
