In Vietnam, over 40 people were killed after torrential rain, flooding, and landslides hit the central part of the country. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated from the flood-affected provinces – Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak and Gia Lai of central Vietnam, a region home to a key coffee production belt and the country’s most popular beaches.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung told the leaders of three flood-affected provinces to mobilise the army, police and other security forces to promptly relocate and evacuate people to safe areas. The deluge has submerged more than fifty-two thousand homes and left half a million households and businesses without power.
