Heavy rain triggers deadly floods and damage in northern region


Soldiers assist residents in relocating belongings in Lai Chau Province. — VNA/VNS via Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI: Heavy rain over the past two days has left one person dead, another missing, and caused widespread damage across the northern provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang, and Lao Cai.

According to the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention and Control, from Saturday to 5pm on Sunday (June 8), torrential downpours battered the region, with flash floods sweeping away one man in Lao Cai Province.

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