Vietnam mobilizes troops after heavy rains trigger flash floods and raise risks of landslides

Heavy rains flooded parts of Hue and caused flooding and landslides in Danang this week, prompting Vietnam to mobilize nearly 130 troops and ready amphibious armored vehicles for rescue operations, state media reported. Rainfall in Hue exceeded 800 millimeters over three days, and water levels in parts of Danang topped one meter.

A man remains missing after a boat carrying him and his wife capsized on the Truong Giang River; his wife survived by clinging to a sack of grass and was swept nearly 300 meters downstream before being rescued. Landslides also blocked roads in mountainous areas, which authorities have partially cleared, with more rain forecast through Sunday.

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