Floods, landslides cause human and property losses in northern region


Heavy rains on July 29 and 30 have resulted in five casualties and heavy property losses in the northern region, reported the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. As of 5pm on July 30, downpour-triggered landslides and floods killed two people in Tua Chua and Muong Cha districts in the northwestern province of Dien Bien. In Thai Nguyen province, one person moving on a flooded bridge in Dinh Hoa district was dead, and in Bac Kan province, landslides caused by heavy rains injured two people.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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