The death toll in the north continues to rise after flooding and landslides ravaged some mountainous areas in Thanh Hoa, Lao Cai, Son La, Phu Tho and Dien Bien provinces.
The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention reported a deathtoll of 10 caused by floods as of 5 am on August 6, including five in Thanh Hoa Province.
By Tuesday morning, 11 people are still missing including 10 in Thanh Hoa and one in Dien Bien.
According to the committee, heavy rains triggered by Storm Wipha has been going on since August 2, causing flooding and landslides in many areas in Quang Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Lao Cai, Dien Bien, and Thanh Hoa provinces.
Thanh Hoa Province has been hardest-hit by the flooding with two districts of Muong Lat and Quan Son being isolated. As many as 183 houses, four schools, 17 hectares of forests and many road sections have been damaged, causing property losses of over VND1 billion (USD43,500) for the province.
Local authorities are still trying to look for 10 missing people.
Source: Dtinews