Vietnam flood toll up to 32: officials

HANOI: The death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has increased to at least 32, with five others still reported missing, disaster officials said Sunday.

Hagupit made landfall in Vietnam on Wednesday, triggering severe flooding and landslides in eight mountainous provinces, said the national flood and storm control committee.

Deaths were reported in five provinces, the committee said on its website. Several thousand homes have suffered flood damage.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Saturday asked relevant authorities to mobilise all resources to rescue those stranded by floodwaters and closely monitor the country's river dyke system, as water levels remain high.