Hanoi, Nov. 24 -- Flooding in Vietnam's central and south-central regions has caused an estimated 13.078 trillion VND (496 million USD) in economic damage, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

As of 6 p.m. on November 23, 343 BTS stations on public networks remained offline, 28 fewer than at midday.

Flooding has damaged 82,147 ha of rice and seasonal crops, 117,067 ha of perennial crops, killed or swept away more than 3.3 million livestock and poultry, and affected 1,157 ha of aquaculture. Floods and landslides have left 102 people dead, 11 missing, 221 homes destroyed and 933 others damaged.

Dak Lak still reports localised inundation in two communes, while L...