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At least eight deaths were registered after heavy rains that caused floods and landslides in Southeast Asia on Wednesday.
Seven people were killed by floods in many northern northern and central provinces of Vietnam and injured at least 34 others, state media reports.
In Thailand, a man lost his life from a landslide in the northern city of Chiang May. Many others were injured by sudden floods and landslides in the northern part of the country, Thai prevention of natural disasters and transactions.
The rain was the result of the tropical storm of Katsiki, which arrived on Monday afternoon in the Central Vietnam, which led to the evacuation of thousands of people in areas with a high level of risk.
Last year, scientists warned that climate change would lead to warmer seas, which, in turn, would lead to the fact that cyclones in southeastern Asia form closer to the ground, intensify faster and last longer.
They also expressed concern about the dangers of tropical cyclones that occur near the coastline of high population density in coastal areas with low height.
Katsik’s tropical storm was also brought by a strong wind and strong rains on the southern Hainan Island in China and in the nearby regions of the Guangdun province on Sunday. According to the Chinese news agency Sinhua, at least 20,000 people were removed.
The National Meteorological Service reported that the cathusica storm disappeared on Tuesday when he moved to Laos.