A man paddles a boat near a partially submerged house after a flood in Vietnam's central Quang Nam province, December 4, 2016. VNA/Do Truong/via REUTERS

HANOI (Reuters) - Floods brought by torrential rain since late November have killed at least 13 people in central Vietnam while more heavy rain is expected in coming days, the government and state media said on Sunday.

Six people have died in floods in Binh Dinh province since Thursday and another four were killed in Quang Ngai province, while more than 10,000 homes in the two provinces were submerged, the government said.

Three children aged between four and 13 were swept away in flood waters in Quang Nam province on Saturday, the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper cited a provincial report as saying.

A cold snap now moving southward is forecast to bring heavy rain to central provinces between now and next Thursday, the government report said.

Floods killed 65 people since October in central provinces, submerged 200,000 homes and damaged railway and roads, with losses valued at more than 7 trillion dong ($309 million), the government said on Friday.

The flood-stricken areas are in the north, outside Vietnam’s Central Highlands coffee belt and Mekong Delta food basket.</s>Floods brought by torrential rain since late November have killed at least 13 people in central Vietnam while more heavy rain is expected in coming days, the government and state media said on Sunday.



Six people have died in floods in Binh Dinh province since Thursday and another four were killed in Quang Ngai province, while more than 10,000 homes in the two provinces were submerged, the government said.Three children aged between four and 13 were swept away in flood waters in Quang Nam province on Saturday, the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper cited a provincial report as saying.



A cold snap now moving southward is forecast to bring heavy rain to central provinces between now and next Thursday, the government report said.



Floods killed 65 people since October in central provinces, submerged 200,000 homes and damaged railway and roads, with losses valued at more than 7 trillion dong ($309 million), the government said on Friday.



The flood-stricken areas are in the north, outside Vietnam's Central Highlands coffee belt and Mekong Delta food basket.



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`; document.getElementById("linkPremium").innerHTML = cont; (function (v, i){ });</s>HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Floods from torrential rains have killed 13 people in central Vietnam, with more rain forecast for the region.

Local disaster officials said Monday that floods since late November have killed six people in Binh Dinh province and three in Quang Nam province.

The floods have largely receded, they said.

The government said in a report that another four died in Quang Ngai. The floods damaged the region’s infrastructure, agriculture and livestock, it said.

The report says a cold spell from the north is expected to bring heavy rains to the region starting Monday.

Central Vietnam is one of the country’s poorest areas, and has suffered two bouts of floods since October, killing nearly 50 people.

Vietnam is prone to floods and storms that kill hundreds of people each year.

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Floods caused by heavy rain over the past week has caused at least 13 deaths in central Vietnam with more heavy rain forecast.