Three killed, thousands evacuated in central Vietnam floods

A landslide on the National Highway No 6 in Chieng Hac Commune, Moc Chau District in Son La Province on Sept 23. - VNA/VNS

HANOI: Serious flooding in central Vietnam has killed three people and forced more than 10,000 residents to evacuate their homes, disaster officials said on Tuesday (Sept 24).

Earlier this month large swathes of the country's north were devastated by flooding in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, which left nearly 300 people dead and caused US$1.6 billion worth of damage.