Flash floods, landslides leave 10 dead or missing in Dien Bien

  • Floods ravage Suoi Lu hamlet, Xa Dung commune. VNA/Photo by courtesy
    Floods ravage Suoi Lu hamlet, Xa Dung commune. VNA/Photo by courtesy
  • Rescue forces search for victims of flashfloods in Dien Bien. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
    Rescue forces search for victims of flashfloods in Dien Bien. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
  • Rescue forces search for victims of flashfloods in Dien Bien. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
    Rescue forces search for victims of flashfloods in Dien Bien. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
  • Landslides on road to Xa Dung commune. VNA/Photo by courtesy
    Landslides on road to Xa Dung commune. VNA/Photo by courtesy
  • As of 7 a.m., seven people had been reported missing, mostly due to landslides burying homes in Xa Dung commune. VNA/Photo by courtesy
    As of 7 a.m., seven people had been reported missing, mostly due to landslides burying homes in Xa Dung commune. VNA/Photo by courtesy
Torrential rains from the night of July 31 to early August 1 triggered flash floods and landslides across several communes in Dien Bien province, leaving at least two people dead and eight others missing. Many villages have been isolated, with hundreds of households urgently evacuated. Several national and provincial roads have been severely damaged, paralysing traffic in the area. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư

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