Talk:Tropical Storm Sonca (2017)/GA1

Vietnam

• "During the storm, heavy floods were recorded in Vietnam, causing catastrophic property damage, submerging 229 villages." – The source uses "extensive", not "catastrophic". Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Fixed

• "A telegram was sent to send firefighters and police to rescue people in the northern provinces of Vietnam." – Sending a directive ("the Ministry of Public Security issued a directive") is not the same as sending a telegram. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Fixed

• "Vietnam Airlines cancelled 11 flights to and from the Phu Bai International Airport while VietJet Air cancelled 16." – Add this source which confirms that confirms that Vietnam Airlines cancelled 11 flights as the cited source only says that the airlines was expected to cancel 11 flights. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Added

• "Five spillways in the largest lake in Nghệ An, were opened, which caused a major flood which submerged 20,000 homes." – The underlined part is about a flood release in 2013 ("The 2013 flood release was the first time all five spillway gates of the Vuc Mau reservoir were opened simultaneously since the reservoir began operation, causing a historic flood that submerged 20,000 houses in Hoang Mai town, with estimated damages of 800 billion VND.") per the cited source, so it needs to be removed. In addition, I don't see the relevance of this passage since no reports of damage came from it ("[...] fearing Typhoon Sonca could cause heavy rain in the area, the unit carried out the release of water sequentially from spillway gates No. 1 to No. 5. [...] Mr. Thang said, adding that the sequential opening of all five spillway gates was to test the reservoir's operation."). Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• I removed the underlined part, but I think the spillway part is still needed.

• "At least six people were killed when the storm made landfall on July 25, all in the provinces of Hà Tĩnh and Quảng Trị." – Why mention the deaths in the context of "when the storm made landfall on July 25", when the source does not frame it that way (in addition to not mentioning when the deaths occurred)? ("According to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the storm has caused 6 deaths in Ha Tinh and Quang Tri.") Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed it to "As of"

• "Across the whole of Vietnam, roughly 5,777 hectares (14,280 acres) of paddy fields and 750 hectares (1,900 acres) of croplands were damaged." – The source only mention the provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue, so I wouldn't say that this represents "the whole of Vietnam". Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed

• "In Nghe An Province, the total damage caused by the storm reached 127 billion dong (US$5.6 million)." – This is cited to a source published while the storm was still active (preliminary reporting), and mentions that damage totals exceeded 127 billion dong, not that the final damage total was 127 billion dong. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Fixed

Cambodia

• "The National Committee for Disaster Management for Cambodia warned fishermen about the rough weather from the storm." – It was not the National Committee for Disaster Management for Cambodia that issued a statement, but the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology per the cited source. In addition, whilst it can be inferred that they were warning fishermen "about the rough weather from the storm", the Ministry only says, "Please, everyone, especially fishermen and passengers at sea, be careful to avoid accidents." I think this would be WP:OR. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed

• "Authorities issued flood warnings and "safety hills" were set up with shelter, food, and supplies." – The cited source only mention a "flood warning", not warnings. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed to singular

• "The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces deployed 350 soldiers to aid in evacuation efforts..." – They were deployed in Preah Vihear to aid in relief efforts, not evacuation efforts per the cited source. ("In Preah Vihear province, 350 soldiers from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces were deployed on Wednesday to aid relief efforts.") Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed

• "...a provincial official of the Kampong Thom province stated that the government was prepared to evacuate residents." – At the time the statement was released, the spokesman stated that they were preparing to evacuate people, not that they were already prepared to do so. ("'The authorities in Kompong Thom province are preparing to evacuate people because the water has risen to nearly reach warning level,' said Keo Vy, spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management.") Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed

• "Tropical Storm Sonca affected four provinces across Cambodia, at least three people died, and 2,686 houses were submerged. 53 households were also affected" – Are there any reports of deaths related to the storm beyond 31 July 2017? If not, remove the "at least". Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Omitted

• "Heavy floods affected four provinces, with 550 affected families and at least 1000 displaced residents." – Two things:

• It's already mentioned that the storm affected four provinces in the comment above. Why not merge both sentences? Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Merged

• In addition, why is "550 affected families" stated as fact but "1000 displaced residents" includes "at least"? The cited source does not use "at least". Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Fixed

Thailand

• "Flash floods across Thailand killed 23 people and affected 44 out of 76 provinces in Thailand." – Not in the cited source. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Omitted

• "...the storm forced the closer of Sakon Nakhon Airport lasting for 3 days." – Not in the cited source. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Omitted

• "The floods created by the storm were the strongest floods in Thailand for two decades." – The source says that, "Sakon Nakhon was hardest hit by the floods -- said to be the worst in two decades --triggered by the tropical storm Sonca." It doesn't say that the floods were the strongest in Thailand in two decades, this would apply to Sakon Nakhon. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed

• "In Lopburi province, some people were rescued by boat after the roads became impassable." – The cited source doesn't mention that people had to be rescued, only that they had to be assisted. ("Trapped water along roadways in Lopburi province has made some roads impassable and authorities have had to employ flat bottom boats to assist locals trying to reach dry land.") Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed

• "Small cars were unable to pass in roads in Kalasin due to flooding." – The cited source says that, "Several hours of raining caused flood in the Muang District of Kalasin, small cars are struggle [sic] to pass[ ]", not that they were unable to pass. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Changed

• "A broken flood wall caused major flooding in Sukhothai province." – The cited source does not state that the flooding was "major". Aviationwikiflight (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Fixed

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@TheNuggeteer: Ok, I've gone through the article again and all noted issues/suggestions have been addressed. I'm happy to pass this. Great work! Aviationwikiflight (talk) 14:48, 2 April 2026 (UTC)