Flash flood kills 4, leaves 4 others missing in northern Vietnam
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Rescue workers battling floodwater in Muong Than village, northern Vietnam, on July 17.
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HANOI – 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 July 18.
The flood in Muong Than village early on July 17, after days of heavy rain 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, which peaks from July till September. Natural disasters, mostly floods, killed 489 people in the country in 2025, according to government data.
The Vietnam News Agency report had photos showing red mud and floodwater blanketing the village, with rocks and wood logs piling in a corner of a damaged road.
Since July 15, 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 250mm on July 18, the agency said, warning of more flash floods and landslides. REUTERS
