91.   But she added that the aid effort was being hampered by poor communications to the stricken area.

92.   Dor, who is the chairman of a relief committee for flood victims, said a delegation would travel to the stricken areas next week to evaluate the situation.

93.   Eleven people were missing and road, electricity and communication links to the stricken area had been cut, CNS said.

94.   The search for missing persons and victims continued Monday as relief poured into the stricken areas.

95.   The troops were deployed at the request of the civil administration to help people in the stricken area, defence ministry sources here said.

96.   Mansnembra said that the death toll could rise further, as the stench of rubble-covered bodies was beginning to fill the air in stricken areas.

97.   Officials admitted that they had no plan for banning private vehicles from entering or leaving the stricken area.

98.   Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet visited the stricken areas at the weekend and asked local authorities to assure food supplies for victims.

99.   Road, electricity and communication links to the stricken area were cut but were gradually being restored, CNS said.

100.   Prime Minister Julius Chan flew over the stricken area and later declared a state of emergency.