12 dead in Vietnam floods, landslides

Damaged houses and debris were left by flash floods and landslides in the Phuoc Dong commune of central Vietnam's Khanh Hoa province.

Hanoi (AFP) - Flash floods and landslides killed at least 12 people in central Vietnam, officials said Sunday, as hundreds of troops were dispatched to clean up destroyed villages and washed out roads.

Heavy rains pounded the central Khanh Hoa province over the past few days as tropical depression Toraji blew in from the South China Sea, triggering landslides that wiped out houses and destroyed a small reservoir.