Vietnam: Heavy rain, flood wreaks havoc as govt announce 62 dead, 5 missing

Water floods a street of Ai Nghia town in Quang Nam Province. Thousands of residents in flood-affected areas were taken to safe shelters throughout the week. - Vietnam News/Asian News Network

HANOI, Oct 17 (Xinhua): Natural disasters have left 62 people dead and five others missing in Vietnam's northern and central regions over the past few days, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Saturday.

The fatalities, up five from Friday, were mainly reported in the provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam, according to the committee's latest report.