Deadly floods and landslides continue to plague Southeast Asia

"More rainfall is expected in the region over the coming days as thousands lose homes and crops. Heavy rains continue to cause widespread flooding and landslides across Southeast Asia and have claimed several more lives as authorities mobilise to try to help. One person was confirmed to have been killed in Vietnam on Monday, bringing the death toll in the country to 91 people in just over a week."

"Nearly half of Vietnam's more than 100 million people live in flood-prone areas. The highest number of casualties recorded in Vietnam has come in the mountainous central province of Dak Lak, where at least 63 people have drowned. Fatalities have also been reported in the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Danang, Hue and Quang Tri as Vietnam's south-central region has been plagued with severe flooding and landslides."

"The government has deployed tens of thousands of personnel to deliver food, medicine and other essentials, with helicopters used to provide relief in some flood-stricken areas and highlands. Monsoon rains annually cause flooding in Southeast Asia, but this year they have been particularly heavy. Vietnam is usually prone to deluges from June to September, but scientists say human-driven climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and destructive."

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 91 people in Vietnam and five in Thailand. Thousands have lost homes and crops. Nearly half of Vietnam's population lives in flood-prone areas. The mountainous province of Dak Lak reported at least 63 drownings, with other fatalities in Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Danang, Hue and Quang Tri. The storms have caused at least $500m in damage, inundating city blocks and submerging agricultural land. The government has mobilised tens of thousands of personnel and helicopters to deliver food, medicine and relief, while forecasts warn of more rain and scientists link increased extremes to human-driven climate change.

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