Hanoi : Floods triggered by record heavy rains have killed at least nine people and left five others missing in central Vietnam.
Six of the fatalities were in Danang, home to one of the country’s most popular beaches, and the ancient town of Hội An.
The floods have also inundated more than 103,000 houses, mostly in the country’s top tourist sites of Hue and Hội An.
Heavy rains continue to lash the UNESCO-listed former imperial capital Hue and the ancient town of Hội An, the agency said, after rainfall in the area hit a record high in the 24 hours ending late on Monday, exceeding 1,000 millimetres.
Photos circulating on state media showed that much of Hội An remained inundated by flood water, with several houses submerged up to their roofs.
