Photos: Flash floods, landslides kill dozens in Vietnam, many missing

Floods in northern Vietnam have killed 26 people and washed away hundreds of homes over the past week, causing widespread damage. The floods, which started early on Thursday following heavy rain, have claimed lives in the provinces of Son La, Yen Bai, Dien Bien, Cao Bang and Lai Chau, which are among Vietnam's poorest, local authorities say.

Updated on: Aug 08, 2017 10:37 AM IST

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Two men collect wood from a lake filled with timber brought down from the mountains by flash floods, in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai, Vietnam. Floods and landslides in northern Vietnam have killed at least 26 people and washed away hundreds of homes over the past week. Fifteen people are still missing. (AFP)

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Flooding has crippled four Vietnamese provinces, damaging water systems and farms where rice and fruit are grown, with about 200 homes destroyed and 400 more affected. (AFP)

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A bridge damaged by floods is seen in Mu Cang Chai district, in northern Yen Bai province, Vietnam. (REUTERS)

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The government’s Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control puts the overall cost of the damage at more than 940 billion dong ($41 million). (AFP)

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According to witnesses in Yen Bai province, floods tore through villages on Thursday night, carrying with them large boulders from the mountains. (AFP)

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An elementary school classroom is filled with mud and debris after flash floods hit the mountainous town of Mu Cang Chai. (AFP)

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The death toll is expected to rise in the aftermath of the natural disaster as local authorities rush to search for those still missing in the debris. (AFP)

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Thousands of people in the two most affected provinces of Son La and Yen Bai have been mobilized to rebuild houses, roads, and to search for those still missing. (AFP)

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It’s the peak of the stormy season in Vietnam. Last month, Tropical Storm Talas killed at least eight people and left many others missing in central provinces. (AFP)