00:00Residents of Vietnam's UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An began cleaning up on Saturday
00:08as floodwaters receded after days of torrential rain that caused deadly flooding and widespread
00:13damage across the central region. The deluge swamped Hoi An's lantern-lit streets and
00:19centuries-old wooden houses, with residents saying they had never experienced flooding
00:24of this scale before. As the water subsided, shop owners and residents cleared thick mud
00:30from storefronts, repaired furniture, and worked to restore power in hopes of reopening soon
00:35to welcome back tourists.
00:54At the river, we can now pay for talk plants, which is great for people to pay for money.
01:06We need to pay for money over the house, so the current loss is also huge.
01:12In the food supply, our business was able to get what we used to do.
01:15We also need to sell the new parts. The tax is huge, but we also try to move
01:22The central region, battered by heavy rains this week, saw flash floods and landslides that killed at least 29 people and left five missing.
01:42Authorities warned that heavy rain is expected to continue in central Vietnam.
01:52For more information, visit www.fema.org.
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