Flash floods kill three in Vietnam, nine missing

HANOI: Flash floods struck Vietnam’s mountainous north overnight, killing at least three people while nine others are missing, disaster authorities said Friday.Heavy rain of up to 30 centimeters triggered the floods in the provinces of Son La, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang and especially Dien Bien, isolating several communities.The ministry of agriculture said three people were killed while a search is ongoing for nine others in Dien Bien province’s Tia Dinh and Xa Dung communes.State media quoted local authorities as saying rain was heavy from 3:00 am, triggering flash floods from upstream.Several vil

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