This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows floods triggered by heavy rains inundating roads in northern Vietnam's Lao Cai province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
HANOI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday.
The new victims were found in Yen Bai, Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces on Aug. 6 and 7, said the committee, adding that two more injuries are reported in Lao Cai and Cao Bang provinces, bringing the total of injured people to five.
Between Aug. 2 to 7, the disasters destroyed 54 houses and damaged 297 others, as well as 176 hectares of rice and other crops, according to the committee, noting that landslides also occurred on highways and roads. ■
This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2023 shows a road damaged by landslide in northern Vietnam's Lai Chau province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
(230809) -- CAO BANG, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows people riding motorcycles on a blocked road in northern Vietnam's Cao Bang province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows floods triggered by heavy rains inundating roads in northern Vietnam's Lao Cai province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2023 shows a road damaged by landslide in northern Vietnam's Lai Chau province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows rescuers searching for missing people swept away by floods in northern Vietnam's Lao Cai province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows flood-caused waterlogging in northern Vietnam's Lao Cai province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
(230809) -- CAO BANG, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows an excavator repairing a road in northern Vietnam's Cao Bang province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)
(230809) -- DIEN BIEN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2023 shows a road blocked by landslide in northern Vietnam's Dien Bien province. Three more deaths due to landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in northern Vietnam have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 11 between Aug. 2 to 7, according to Vietnam's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)