9 people found dead during flash flood in Northern Vietnam

by VTV410 July 2017 Last updated at 16:33 PM

VTV.vn - By yesterday, nine people including children had been found dead in the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang and Lai Chau.

Floods in the northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam are becoming increasingly severe. By yesterday, nine people including children had been found dead in the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang and Lai Chau. As soon as the flood had stopped, rescue workers in Thai Nguyên Province worked to retrieve a car that was carrying a family of 4 that had been swept away.

Meanwhile, a truck fell off a cliff in Yen Bai Province due to a landslide. The roads there are no longer passable.

Floods in Lai Chau Province have also destroyed 38 houses, and caused large-scale landslides in the area, killing 2 people.

In Ha Giang province, heavy rain has caused serious landslides in Vinh Quang town, Hoang Su Phi District. Two children have been reported to have died.

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