11 soldiers dead, 11 missing

Race against time: Military personnel searching through rubble for missing people in Quang Tri province. — AFP

ELEVEN soldiers are dead and a frantic search is under way for 11 others after a huge landslide hit central Vietnam, as the country battles its worst flooding in years.

Heavy rain has pounded the region for more than a week and at least 64 people have been killed in floods and landslides, according to Vietnam’s disaster management authority, with concerns mounting that waters could rise further.