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Flash flood kills 4, leaves 4 others missing in Vietnam

Flash flood kills 4, leaves 4 others missing in Vietnam

18 Jul 2026 | BY Staff Writer

At least four people were killed and four others were missing after a ​flash flood swept through a mountainous village ‌in Vietnam’s northern province of Lai Chau, state media reported on Saturday.

 

The flood in Muong Than village early ​on Friday after days of heavy rains ​in several parts of northern Vietnam also ⁠injured seven people, reported the Vietnam News ​Agency.

 

Vietnam is prone to deadly storms and floods ​during the rainy season that peaks from July through September. Natural disasters, mostly floods, killed 489 people in the ​country last year, according to government data.

 

The ​Vietnam News Agency report had photos showing red mud and ‌flood ⁠water blanketing the village, with rocks and wood logs piling in a corner of a damaged road.

 

Since Wednesday, landslides and flash floods triggered by ​heavy rain ​have also ⁠damaged roads, power grids and hundreds of houses, as well as inundating ​238 hectares of crops in the ​region, ⁠according to the government’s disaster management agency.

 

Several parts of northern Vietnam are forecast to receive heavy ⁠rain ​of up to 250 millimeters ​on Saturday, the agency said, warning of more flash floods and ​landslides.

 

Source: Reuters


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