60 dead, 37 missing in severe flooding

The number of casualties was announced by the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on October 14. The northern province of Hoa Binh has been hit the hardest with 20 dead and 13 missing.

Heavy rainfall has also caused a landslide which buried four houses and 18 people on October 12 in Khanh hamlet, Phu Cuong commune, Tan Lac district. Eleven bodies have so far been recovered by rescue forces while seven others remain unaccounted for.

Meanwhile, typhoon Khanun, which emerged in the East Sea recently, has been developing into another potentially dangerous storm.

Border guards in coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Phu Yen have been assigned to keep 62,000 vessels informed about the typhoon’s path and alert them to move out of any dangerous areas.