HANOI - OFFICIALS say floods and landslides triggered by several days of heavy rain have killed 13 people in central Vietnam this week.
Disaster official Le Viet Binh of Quang Ngai province says rains have stopped but water levels remained very high Friday, hindering rescue efforts. Floods and landslides have claimed four lives in the province.
'We have mobilised militiamen and police to rush food aid and medicine to one isolated district,' Mr Binh says.
Binh Dinh province is the worst-hit, with five people being drowned, according to the provincial Web site.
Vietnam Airlines says dozens of flights to the seaside city of Nha Trang have been canceled.
Vietnam is prone to floods and storms that kill hundreds of people each year. -- AP
