Rescuers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have found one of the 11 people who were swept away in a flashflood that occurred in Ea Sup District on Tuesday.

>> Flashflood, rockslide kill 3, cause $1 mil loss in Lai Chau Yesterday evening the Ea Sup district authorities reported that a number of residents of Cu Khang Commune were stuck in a farming area by the violent flashflood that swept through the district on September 17. Of these farmers, 11 were swept away by rising water from local rivers and streams, authorities said, adding that only one body of these victims had been found by yesterday evening. Search efforts for the other victims would be continued, authorities said.

Locals are repairing and rebuilding houses that have collapsed or were damaged in the flashflood.  They are also looking for furniture swept away by floodwater.

Le Van Tap, chairman of the Ea H’Leo District People’s Committee, said that large volumes of water that flowed down from the upstream rivers and streams on September 17 caused the deadly flashflood. Many locals in the district’s Ea Drang town said the flashflood began at 10 AM that day and lasted for many hours.  “The flooding came rapidly and most residents could not respond to it in time. In a few minutes, floodwater reached a half of the height of the wall of my house, submerging all furniture and other items,” said Le Thi Nga, a local woman in Ea Drang.