Over 1,200 Hectares of Rice Fields in Ha Tinh Submerged Due to Heavy Rains
Ha Tinh Province in central Vietnam has seen over 1,200 hectares of summer-autumn rice fields submerged due to heavy rains from August 18 to 20. The downpour also caused casualties from lightning strikes and affected some infrastructure.
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