HANOI, Oct 19 (NNN-VNA) – A landslide, triggered by prolonged downpour, has left at least 14 military personnel dead, in central Vietnam’s Quang Tri province on Sunday.
The death toll was up from three reported in the morning, with 11 more bodies recovered. Search and rescue efforts are still ongoing.
The landslide occurred at 1:25 a.m. local time yesterday, engulfing a military base in Quang Tri’s mountainous Huong Hoa district, according to media report.
Heavy rains are expected to continue in central localities, until Wednesday, with rainfall ranging between 400 mm and 600 mm, and over 700 mm in some areas.
Risks of floods, flash floods and inundation remain high in these areas, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, was quoted as saying.– NNN-VNA
