Vietnam’s flood death tool rose to at least 23 and authorities said the incoming Nangka would dump more heavy rain on the country in the coming days.
The flood also had at least 16 persons missing in Vietnam’s central provinces, the government said on Monday.
Most of the victims are said to have been washed away and the flood have inundated over 109, 000 homes and 1,443 acres (584 hectares) of crops and as well damaged roads and bridges, the agency added.
According to weather forecasters, water level will keep rising, swelling rivers and submerging more communities in the region, the state-owned Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.
