Save the Children said 4, 500 children had face” health problems” as they try to return to college at the beginning of September.
” The treatment will take many months and without urgent action, these children may experience many dangers”, Le Thi Thanh Huong, region director of Save the Children Vietnam, said in a statement.
The director of a class in Son La state, Ha Cong Minh, said the street to school is “very difficult” and “difficult to go,” according to the charity. Children must travel through channels to attend school.
According to Vietnam’s General Statistic Office, floods caused roughly US$ 85 million in damage in the first seven weeks of the year, which is double the number from the previous year.
Ninety-one people were killed or reported missing due to adverse weather during that time, it said.
Between June and November, Vietnam is usually struck by thunderstorms, triggering flooding and mudslides.
Experts have warned that culture change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense all over the world.