More than 5,000 houses have been damaged, swept away, submerged or collapsed, around 82,000 hectares crops damaged. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE
Floods triggered by heavy rains hit northern Vietnam after tropical storm Son Tinh made landfall in northern coastal areas on Thursday, while the capital Hanoi was flooded and lashed by torrential rains.
More than 5,000 houses were damaged, swept away, submerged or collapsed, around 82,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of crops were damaged.
Nearly 17,000 animals were killed nationwide, the Vietnam National Committee for Search and Rescue said in a report.
At least 10 dead in Vietnam floods
Heavy rains are expected to continue over the next few days, Vietnam’s Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention said in a separate statement on Saturday.
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