Four killed as flash flood hits Vietnam

At least four people were killed and four others were missing after a ​flash flood swept through a mountainous village ‌in Vietnam’s northern province of Lai Chau, state media reported on Saturday.

The flood in Muong Than village early ​on Friday after days of heavy rains ​in several parts of northern Vietnam also ⁠injured seven people, reported the Vietnam News ​Agency.

Vietnam is prone to deadly storms and floods ​during the rainy season that peaks from July through September. Natural disasters, mostly floods, killed 489 people in the ​country last year, according to government data.

The ​Vietnam News Agency report had photos showing red mud and ‌flood ⁠water blanketing the village, with rocks and wood logs piling in a corner of a damaged road.

Since Wednesday, landslides and flash floods triggered by ​heavy rain ​have also ⁠damaged roads, power grids and hundreds of houses, as well as inundating ​238 hectares of crops in the ​region, ⁠according to the government’s disaster management agency.

Several parts of northern Vietnam are forecast to receive heavy ⁠rain ​of up to 250 millimeters ​on Saturday, the agency said, warning of more flash floods and ​landslides.

-Reuters