Viet Nam flood

The rains have stopped autumning and the water level has visibly lowered. But the possibility of finding the missing is reduced after several days of searching," said Hoang Van Quyet, an official with Quang Binh province's natural disaster committee.
Quang Binh was hardest-hit by the flooding sparked by heavy rain over recent days. The province recorded 33 dead and 13 missing.
Another 16 people died in Ha Tinh, Nghe An and Quang Tri provinces, with three missing.
In Quang Tri, roads and agricultural land remained inundated, said Le Chi Cong, of the provincial disaster committee.
"This will certainly affect rice production for the winter-spring season," Cong said, adding that landslides had disrupted traffic flow in the province's Huong Hoa district.
Quang Tri is already a poverty-stricken province where more than 80 per cent of the land is affected by unexploded munitions from the Vietnam War, according to an official survey last year.
Foreign tourists interested in the province's numerous wartime battle sites regularly visit the area.
Food and emergency medical supplies are being sent to affected communities, state media reported.
Central government officials launched a nationwide campaign for donations to help the flood victims, state television reported.