Five people drown in central Vietnam floods

HANOI (Reuters) - Five people drowned in floods following heavy rain in central Vietnam this week, the third time natural disaster had struck in a month, the government said, as the La Nina weather pattern develops in parts of Asia. 

Four people were swept away in the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh while crossing swollen streams and another drowned in Binh Dinh while fishing at night, the government said in its disaster report on Saturday.