Vietnam hit by floods, 155 dead
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Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV said the torrent of water gushing down from a mountain in Lao Cai province Tuesday buried Lang Nu hamlet with 35 families
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath has climbed to 155. Another 141 people are missing and hundreds were injured, VTV said
Floods and landslides have caused most of the deaths, many of which have come in the northwestern Lao Cai province, bordering China, where Lang Nu is located
Many roads in the province were blocked by landslides and unrelenting rainfall
On Monday, a bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding, killing dozens of people
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