Authorities in Vietnam claim at least 41 people were killed in a barrage of torrential rain, flooding, and landslides.
Rescue crews are working around the clock to assist those stranded on the rooftops of submerged homes. Rainfall reportedly exceeded 150 cm over the past three days in several parts of central Vietnam, which is a region home to a key coffee production belt and the nation’s most famous beaches.
At least 41 people have been killed across six provinces since Sunday, while the search was continuing for nine others, as confirmed by the environment ministry on Thursday.
More than 52,000 individuals’ homes were flooded, and nearly 62,000 people were saved from their homes, while several leading roads remained blocked due to these landslides, and one million customers were left without any electricity.
A suspension bridge on the Da Nhim River in Lam Dong province was swept away on Thursday morning, as shared by the local media outlets. Images that were recently taken by the AFP news agency also displayed so many ground-floor cafes and shops that were under about a meter of water in the city.
The National Weather Forecast Agency has warned of potentially more rain and further threats of landslides and flooding in the country.