16 Dead in Vietnam Flood by tvnportal 26 dead, 38 injured in Vietnam floods Heavy rains and floods have left at least 26 people as dead while injuring 38 others in Vietnam’s northern and central provinces, said the country’s National Committee for Search and Rescue on Sunday. Floods have submerged over 3,500 houses and […]
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