HANOI (Reuters) -The death toll from a new round of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 16, a government report said on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages.
Rainfall exceeded 1,500 millimetres in several parts of central Vietnam over the past three days. The region is home to a key coffee production belt as well as the country's most popular beaches, but it is highly prone to storms and floods.
