Record flooding hits Vietnam city, eight killed in north

Record floods submerged streets in several communities in Viet Nam on Wednesday, with at least eight people killed this week, the government said. The environment ministry said eight people were killed in flash floods and landslides in Viet Nam's mountainous north since Monday, and five others were missing.

By Wednesday morning, the weather bureau said the level of the Cau river, running across Thai Nguyen city, was more than a metre higher than the previous record level of 28.81 metres. The military said it used two helicopters to drop four tonnes of water, instant noodles, dry cake, milk and lifejackets to people in flooded parts of Lang Son province.