Hanoi, Sept 21: Floods and landslides in Vietnam have killed 92 people, many of them children, and inundated more than 2,000 homes, officials and news reports said today. At least 22 people were killed by floods and landslides in the central province of Hatinh, said Bui Hong Phong of the provincial floods and storms control bureau.
A tropical depression dumped 20 inches of rain in the province over the past four days, flooding more than 2, 600 homes, he said.
In neighboring NGHE an province, three people drowned in high waters, a provincial floods and storms control bureau official said.


The national hydro meteorology center said more rain is expected in the area in coming days.

The central region had suffered a severe drought until recently.
In Vietnam's southern Mekong delta, six more people were reported dead, bringing the total number killed by seasonal floods in the region to 67, most of them children, the Lao Dong (Labor) news paper reported Saturday.

Vietnam is prone to floods and storms, which kill hundreds of people every year.

Bureau Report