Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam storm death toll rises

Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam storm death toll rises
A woman paddles a boat on a flooded street, following Typhoon Yagi in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday (AP Photo/Huy Han)

A flash flood has swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155 on Wednesday.

Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV said the torrent of water gushing down from a mountain in Lao Cai province on Tuesday buried Lang Nu hamlet with 35 families in mud and debris.

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