Flooding has continued in Vietnam over the last few days, resulting in the deaths of three people, bringing the total number of recent flood-related deaths in Vietnam to at least 20 people.
Earlier, heavy rain between 25 and 28 July, 2015, had caused severe flooding in the province of Quang Ninh. At least 15 people were killed in the floods. Later local media reports said the death toll had increased to 17, with as many as 8 people injured.
Vietnam state news agency reported that some areas of Quang Ninh Province saw over 800 mm of rain fall during that period, marking the heaviest downpour and the worst flooding in the region for 40 years.
Since then, torrential rain has continued to fall in northern provinces, in particular some of the mountainous areas of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La and Lao Cai. It is not yet clear where the 3 most recent deaths occurred.
