Hanoi, May 19, 2025 (AFP) - Four killed in Vietnam landslide after flash floods

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2025-05-19

A landslide following flash floods in a mountainous area of northern Vietnam has killed four people, the government said on Monday, as forecasters warned of further downpours. The landslide occurred early Sunday in Ba Be district of Bac Kan province following torrential rain on Saturday. "A very big (noise, like an) explosion was heard from the top of the mountain. Then soil, rock and water poured down from the mountain," a statement on the gover......

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