The floods took away a family of four as they were sleeping, said Nguyen Xuan Hong, chairman of Lang Chanh district

Flooding triggered by a tropical storm has killed at least 20 people and left over a dozen missing in northern Vietnam, local media reports said. At least 20 killed and dozens missing after Vietnam flooding

Ten people drowned in floods caused by heavy rain in Yen Bai province after Tropical Storm Son Tinh hit the country’s northern region last week, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. With a long coastline, Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding, with 389 people killed last year in natural disasters such as floods and landslides, according to government statistics.
The death toll from heavy floods in Vietnam rises to 27, while seven other people are missing.