Residents in northern Vietnam are warned of possible flash floods, landslides, and inundation as heavy rainfall may batter the region from Sunday till Wednesday next week, according to the national weather agency. In response to the upcoming intense rainfall, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Friday afternoon sent a dispatch to northern provinces and cities, asking them to urgently handle the aftermath of the recent downpours and floods. These locales were told to timely inform local authorities and people of possible natural disasters so that they can take precautionary measures. Over the past few days, heavy rainfall, flooding, flash floods due to the impact of storm Prapiroon, the second to hit Vietnam this year, have wreaked havoc across the northern region. In the mountainous provinces of Son La and Dien Bien, flash floods and landslides claimed the lives of nine people and left eight others missing.
