Heavy rain, floods in Vietnam cause 20 deaths, 14 missing as new typhoon approaches

A flooded village is seen in Quang Tri province, Vietnam October 12, 2020. - Reuters

DANANG/THUA THIEN HUE, Oct 13 (Vietnam News/ANN): Ongoing heavy rains and flooding has killed 20 people in central provinces, and 14 more have been reported missing in central provinces, as the country braces for the seventh typhoon to hit this year.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said on Monday afternoon that the low pressure out in the north of the South China Sea (known in Vietnam as the East Sea) had strengthened into a typhoon internationally known as Nangka.