Nghe An, Vietnam (The capital is Vinh.) Figure 1

A Vietnam typhoon. Number 1, August 25, 2010,

A tropical storm strikes in North Central of Vietnam on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010. It’s the third tropical storm of the year in the small communities and villages of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa. The typhoon blew several roofs off houses and numerous trees collapsed. As a result, 4,000 homes were demolished, 62,000 hectares of rice fields were flooded with water. This killed 4 people and injured 20. Another 10 people who sailed on a boat with their crew vanished and disappeared. A consequence of the tropical storm evacuated thousands and thousands of people from towns and villages. About 74,000 people that lived in high coastal areas were evacuated in Nghe An. Later, the South of that community had 14,000 people desert their homes. The hurricane had spread and reinforced over the South China sea, speeding winds at 117km per hour. The meteorologists say that Mindulle will dissapear and scatter on wednesday and it had recently been a misery, gloom and sadness. (Aljazeera.net, 25 Aug. 2010.)

If you see figure 2 down below, the tempest destroyed towns and homes. (EPA, 2010) On the left, figure 1, the map locates Nghe An and the capital of Vinh. This part of Vietnam is next to the border to Laos in figure 3. (World Heritage road) Furthermore, the map way below of my text, pinpoints the place of Nghe An (in pink), in the whole country of Vietnam. You can spot the province of Thanh Hoa in Green. (Maps of the world 2009)

This news affects me and my life because this storm took place where I live and all of us have to be cautious of it. Everybody who lives in Vietnam should know about this storm that hit in where we live. This is relates to our life and we have to be aware of what is happening around us and our own country. Thus, we can help find solutions to it and predict the future. If a storm then happens to us, we are prepared.  In Nghe An, the storm caused thousands of people to desert their destroyed town and community. About 90,000 people have to find a new residence, a new place to live. It must be very harsh for them. In addition, the typhoon had a big impact on the environment. Acres of rice fields were flooded and houses were knocked down and demolished. At this moment, I’m worried because this tragedy could possibly happen to us in Ho Chi Minh City.                                                     (Figure 2, The Causes of the Tempest)

It’s surprising that there were no resources provided for the people who evacuated. They might have lost their valued possessions back at their demolished homes. I am still wondering how are they going to find a new place to live after leaving their ruined towns and villages. I want to know where they are right now. Do they have enough food and money? How are they going to afford a new home and buy meals? What happened to the people who evacuated and where are those people now?  Do the residents who evacuated have enough resources and supplies? In this case, I suggest that the government should provide food, water and new houses for the evacuating citizens who lost everything. And it’s astonishing that nobody helped the lost people to find new homes. None of this was mentioned in the article. The author only took the police officials opinion and statement, and the government’s view of the storm. On the other hand, they didn’t state anything about solutions to the storm, such as fixing the damages that it caused. The writer’s perspective was only about what the storm had caused and damaged, but nothing about fixing the damages. They could people help the evacuating citizens and rebuild the demolished towns of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa province.

(Figure 3, the map of Vietnam)

Vocabulary words:

- Mindulle = The name of the tropical storm. “Tropical storm Mindulle hit north central Vietnam on Tuesday.”

-Dissipate = Disappear or scatter “Meteorologists say that Mindulle would dissipate late on Wednesday.”

-Downgraded = Reduce to a lower grade, level or rank. “And it has been downgraded into a low depression”

Bibliography:

(The article and the vocabulary words) Agencies. “Several Dead in Vietnam Storm – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English.” AJE – Al Jazeera English. Aljazeera.net, 25 Aug. 2010. Web. 26 Aug. 2010. <http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/201082552016705277.html>.

(The Photograph of the Article)EPA “About 4,000 Homes Have Been Damaged and 62,000 Hectares of Rice Fields Had Been Flooded [EPA]“. 2010. Photograph. EPA, Nghe An. AJE – Al Jazeera English. Web. 26 Aug. 2010. <http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/201082552016705277.html>.

(Small part of Vietnam map)”Nghe An.” World Heritage Road. Web. 27 Aug. 2010. <http://www.worldheritageroad.com/centralnorth/centralvnnorth-summary.htm#HATINH>.

(Big map of Vietnam) “Vietnam Political Map.” Map. Maps of World. MapXL.inc, 2009. Web. 27 Aug. 2010. <http://www.mapsofworld.com/vietnam/vietnam-political-map.html>.