Floods kill six in central Vietnam: government

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HANOI ? Floods caused by heavy weekend rain killed six people in central Vietnam, the government said on Monday.

Ha Tinh province recorded the worst toll with four people dead, while neighbouring Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces reported one each, said the national flood and storm control department in Hanoi.

At least 13,300 people in Ha Tinh were evacuated to safer areas after 728 millimetres (29 inches) of rain fell, the agency said.

State-linked media said thousands of houses have been inundated while transport in some areas was disrupted by flooding.

Vietnam is frequently hit by tropical storms and flooding at this time of the year.

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Re: Floods kill six in central Vietnam: government

Vietnam flood death toll 49: officials

HANOI — The death toll from floods that devastated central Vietnam in recent days has jumped to 49, disaster officials said Wednesday.

Hardest-hit Quang Binh province recorded 33 fatalities, with 14 people still missing, after additional information reached provincial officials, said Nguyen Truong Giang of the province's flood and storm control department.

"We could only receive information from them today," Giang said late Wednesday. "The weather in our province is improving. Water levels have started receding, but slowly."

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