Days of intense rain in central and northern Vietnam caused homes to flood and submerge roadways, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, disaster management officials reported on Tuesday.
In the central province of Ha Tinh, access to multiple settlements has been blocked, and the military and police have been called in to evacuate individuals from areas of high risk.
Strong currents carried a mother and a 13-year-old kid to safety, but they were later found dead in the province.
The flood and storm control department stated in its most recent report that they are still looking for a 29-year-old lady who is also in Ha Tinh.
Floodwaters have engulfed hundreds of houses, crops, and sections of the primary highway and railway that connects north and south Vietnam.
A man was killed in the northern Chinese province of Cao Bang after a big tree fell on top of his home during a period of intense rain.
During the rainy season, which runs from June to November, Vietnam is regularly battered by severe weather.
The General Statistics Office reports that since the year’s beginning, 136 individuals have died or gone missing throughout the nation as a result of natural disasters like landslides and floods.
More than 140,000 hectares of crops have been devastated, and more than 21,000 dwellings have sustained damage.
Climate change is causing extreme weather events to occur more frequently and with greater intensity worldwide, scientists have warned.
