Landslides caused by Storm No 10 have cut off the only road to the Nậm Cắn International Border Gate in Nghệ An Province. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Typhoon Bualoi, or Storm No 10 in Việt Nam this year, which struck central region last week, has caused widespread damage to road infrastructure nationwide, with total losses estimated at nearly VNĐ1 trillion (US$37.94 million).

A report from the Việt Nam Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport said the storm and ensuing floods had severely impacted both national and local transport systems.

Roads managed by the Ministry of Transport suffered damage worth about VNĐ78.7 billion, accounting for 8 per cent of the total, while local road networks were hit hardest, with losses estimated at around VNĐ904.1 billion, or 92 per cent of the total.

Among the four regional management zones, the worst-hit areas were zone I, from Thanh Hóa northwards, with VNĐ26.7 billion in losses; zone II, from Nghệ An to Thừa Thiên-Huế, VNĐ12.25 billion; zone III, from Đà Nẵng to Khánh Hòa, VNĐ12.3 billion; and zone IV, from Ninh Thuận southwards, VNĐ36.37 billion.

BOT highway and expressway projects also sustained an estimated VNĐ2.12 billion in damage, mainly along the Vinh bypass in Nghệ An and the Cai Lậy bypass in Tiền Giang.

Nine provinces and cities — Lào Cai, Tuyên Quang, Sơn La, Thái Nguyên, Cao Bằng, Hải Phòng, Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, and Hà Tĩnh — have so far submitted preliminary reports on damage.

Thanh Hóa was reported as the hardest hit, with total losses reaching about VNĐ600 billion.

Many northern mountainous provinces such as Cao Bằng, Sơn La, and Lào Cai also experienced serious landslides, with many affected areas still under repair, particularly where slopes and roadbeds were eroded or washed away. — VNS