Rescuers raced to find more than a dozen people still missing after a week of heavy flooding, where authorities said at least 55 people have died.
Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October and popular holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding.
Whole city blocks were inundated this week in coastal Nha Trang, while deadly landslides struck highland passes around the Da Lat tourist hub.
At least 55 people have been killed across six provinces since last Sunday, while the search continues for 13 others, the environment ministry said yesterday.
Mountainous Dak Lak province was the hardest hit, with more than two dozen fatalities, it said.
Rescuers were still plucking people from treetops and the roofs of homes as floodwaters receded, state media reported.
Multiple highways remained impassable and 300,000 people were without power, after a blackout that initially affected more than a million. — AFP
