At least 27 people have been killed and seven are missing in Vietnam owing to heavy rainfall caused by tropical storm Son Tinh in the northern part of the country, authorities said on Tuesday.

The storm led to widespread flooding and landslides, leaving around 20 people injured, Vietnam's disaster management authority said in a statement. </s> Country’s Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control today said that the Flash floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall in Vietnam’s northern and central regions over the past few days have resulted in the death of 13 people and three people are still missing.

As of Monday morning, floods claimed nine lives and left three people missing in central Thanh Hoa province. Meanwhile, floods and landslides killed one person each of the four northern provinces of Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Son La and Lang Son, Xinhua news agency reported.

The floods and landslides also destroyed 364 houses, damaged over 6,523 hectares of rice and other crops, killed 512 cattle and 56,367 fowls, and damaged 963 hectares of aquaculture ponds, 620 meters of dykes and 6,174 meters of canals, said the committee.

Natural disasters, mostly typhoons, floods and landslides, killed or left missing 153 people and injured 119 others, and caused property losses of over 7,000 billion Vietnamese dong (304.3 million U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. </s> HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s government says floods from torrential rains have killed 15 people and left six others missing in a central region still recovering from deadly floods last month.

The Central Steering Committee for Disasters Prevention and Control said in a statement Monday that the latest floods inundated more than 41,000 homes.

It said the floods, which have largely receded, also caused damage to the region’s infrastructure, agriculture and livestock.

Floods in the region, one of the poorest in the country, killed 31 people last month.

Vietnam is prone to floods and storms that kill hundreds of people each year. </s> Floods triggered by heavy rains have killed 24 people and left four others missing in central Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday, as Typhoon Sarika approaches after leaving at least two people dead and displacing more than 150,000 in the Philippines.

In the worst-hit province of Quang Binh, 18 people died and authorities are searching for three others who are missing, disaster official Tran Le Dang Hung said.

Six people died and one was reported missing in three other central provinces.

“We are worried. We have instructed district governments to outline plans for evacuating people from high-risk areas to cope with the typhoon,” Hung said by telephone from Quang Binh.

Heavy rains of up to 90 cm (3 feet) on Friday and Saturday submerged 125,000 homes in the region, temporarily disrupted the North-South Highway and damaged infrastructure, crops and fish farms.

Hung said the floods have receded in most areas in Quang Binh.

In the Philippines, the fast-moving typhoon blew out of the northern part of the archipelago on Sunday after leaving at least two people dead and displacing more than 15,000, though the region was spared a major disaster due in part to the storm’s speed.

The typhoon is over in the South China Sea and is moving at a speed of 15-20 kph (9.3-12.5 mph) toward northern Vietnam, according to the nation’s national weather forecast center. </s> Hanoi: Flash floods and landslides caused by downpours in Vietnam since late last week have killed at least 14 people, officials said on Tuesday. Four persons are missing following the floods, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said, Xinhua reported.

As of Tuesday morning, floods and landslides claimed nine lives and left three people missing in central Thanh Hoa province.

The floods killed one person each in the five northern provinces of Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Son La, Lang Son and Lai Chau, and left one person missing in Lai Chau. Additionally, 375 houses were damaged and 661 cattle killed, said the committee.

Natural disasters, mostly typhoons, floods and landslides, killed or left missing 153 people and injured 119 others, and caused property losses of over 7,000 billion Vietnamese dong ($304.3 million) in the first eight months of this year, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. </s> Flooding triggered by a tropical storm has killed at least 20 people and left over a dozen missing in northern Vietnam.

Flooding triggered by a tropical storm has killed at least 20 people and left over a dozen missing in northern Vietnam.

At least 20 killed and dozens missing after Vietnam flooding

Ten people drowned in floods caused by heavy rain in Yen Bai province after Tropical Storm Son Tinh hit the country’s northern region last week, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.

In Thanh Hoa province, a flash flood swept through a small village in Lang Chanh district and carried away a dozen stilt houses on Thursday.

Local resident Luong Van Hung said: “The floods came so quick and gave us so little time to escape.

“Some managed to run to high ground, but others got swept away in the floods.”

The floods took away a family of four as they were sleeping, said Nguyen Xuan Hong, chairman of Lang Chanh district.

Two people were found dead in the debris left by the flooding while the body of the family’s five-year-old daughter was recovered in a stream two miles from their home.

A rescue group of 300 people were looking for the fourth member of the family, who is still missing, Mr Hong said.

Casualties were also reported in Phu Tho, Lao Cai, Hoa Binh and Son La provinces, where heavy rain caused landslides and cut off roads.

The rain stopped over the weekend, but the national weather forecast agency said another tropical depression is heading toward northern Vietnam this week.

Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and floods that kill hundreds of people every year. </s> The death toll from a tropical storm in central and northern Vietnam rose to 27, leaving 26 injured, with seven people still missing, according to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua.

The typhoon Son Tinh -- which started last week -- led to floods in the region due to heavy rainfall.

The capital Hanoi was hit by torrential rains, with around 4,000 houses reportedly damaged and 6,000 flooded. </s> Hanoi, Sep 5 (IANS) Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Vietnam’s northern and central regions since late last week have killed 15 people and left five missing, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, floods and landslides claimed nine lives and left three people missing in central Thanh Hoa province. Meanwhile, floods killed two people in northern Lang Son province, and one person in each of the four northern provinces of Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Son La and Lai Chau, and left one person missing in Lai Chau and Yen Bai each, Xinhua news agency reported.

The floods and landslides also destroyed 382 houses, damaged 5,209 hectares of rice and other crops, and killed 2,400 cattle and over 1,02,400 fowls, said the committee.

Natural disasters, mostly typhoons, floods and landslides, killed or left missing 153 people and injured 119 others, and caused property losses of over 7,000 billion Vietnamese dong (304.3 million U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. </s> Landslides due to rains from a tropical storm have killed 13 people and left four others missing in south-central Vietnam.

Landslides due to rains from a tropical storm have killed 13 people and left four others missing in south-central Vietnam.

A disaster official in Khanh Hoa province said some 600 soldiers have been mobilised to search for the missing and evacuate people from high-risk areas.

He said the landslides from heavy rains triggered by Tropical Storm Toraji collapsed several houses and buried the victims in some villages in the resort city of Nha Trang on Sunday.

The storm weakened to a tropical depression at sea off the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan on Sunday night, the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said in a statement.

Vietnam is prone to floods and storms which kill hundreds of people each year.
The death toll from heavy floods in Vietnam rises to 27, while seven other people are missing.