At least 37 people were killed and another 40 are missing as floods and landslides ravaged northern and central Vietnam, disaster officials said Thursday. Heavy rains lashed swathes of the country this week, with northern Hoa Binh province the hardest hit with 11 dead and 21 missing. At least 37 people were killed across six provinces, Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said, as authorities scrambled to find dozens of people still missing. At least 400 millimetres of rain has pounded northern and central Vietnam since Sunday, the disaster agency said. In September, typhoon Doksuri slammed into central Vietnam – killing 11 people and destroying thousands of properties.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2017 04:41 UTC