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, 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> Hanoi, July 24 (IANS) At least 27 people have been killed in Vietnam’s following heavy flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Son Tinh that has also left seven missing and 26 injured, the government said on Tuesday.

The natural disasters also destroyed 243 houses and inundated over 6,900 houses, killed 6,500 cattle and roughly 115,000 poultry, damaged 6,200 hectares of aquaculture ponds, and inundated 81,000 hectares of rice fields in the northern and southern regions, said the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

The Met has forecast heavy rains and strong winds on Tuesday and Wednesday leading to more flash floods and landslides in the northern mountainous provinces, Xinhua news agency reported. </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> floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Vietnam's northern and central regions over the past few days have killed 13 people and left three missing, the country's said on Monday.

As of Monday morning, floods claimed nine lives and left three people missing in central province. Meanwhile, floods and landslides killed one person each of the four northern provinces of Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, and Lang Son, 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 and Rural Development. </s> A woman wades through a flooded village after heavy rainfall caused by tropical storm Son Tinh in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam, July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kham

HANOI (Reuters) - The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by tropical storm Son Tinh rose to 27 on Tuesday, and seven people are still missing, the government’s Disaster Management Authority said.

With a long coastline, Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding, with 389 people killed last year in natural disasters such as floods and landslides, according to government statistics.

Though tropical storm Son Tinh weakened to a tropical depression by the time it reached Vietnam last week, the torrential rains it brought caused heavy flooding and landslides in many parts of northern Vietnam. Some areas in the outskirts of the capital Hanoi remain submerged.

The remote mountainous province of Yen Bai has suffered the heaviest casualties in the latest floods and landslides, with 13 people reportedly killed, 18 injured and four missing, the disaster management agency said in a statement.

The floods and landslides have also damaged and submerged more than 12,000 houses, more than 90,000 hectares (222,395 acres) of crops, mostly paddy, and cut off traffic to several parts of northern Vietnam, the agency said.

Last month, heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides which killed 24 people in the remote and mountainous northern provinces of Lai Chau and Ha Giang.

The agency urged the authorities and people to keep vigilant for more floods and landslides over the coming days.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, heavy rain is forecast to continue in the northern part of the country until early August. </s> Flooding triggered by a tropical storm has killed at least 20 people and left over a dozen missing in northern Vietnam.

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. </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.
Heavy floods that started again across Vietnam have killed at least 14 people, while four others are declared missing. Also, 375 houses were damaged and 661 cattle killed.