Coach, motorbike collision kills 3; Government funds local flood shelters; Police keep holiday traffic under control; Floods leave 2 girls dead, 1 missing; 1.6m children to get free measles vaccine

 At least 160 people are reported to have been killed in floods and landslides following days of torrential rain in Nepal and northern India.

VietNamNet Bridge – The early floods in the Mekong Delta this year have damaged around 220 hectares of paddy of the summer-autumn crop in Hong Ngu District, Dong Thap Province, leaving losses of an estimated VND2 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – With the coming of the annual floods, residents in the Mekong Delta are usually able to catch more fish and collect aquatic species like lotuses and lilies. This year has been no exception,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past two days, heavy downpours have caused widespread flooding in northern mountainous provinces after Typhoon Rammasun struck the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An estimated 90% of reservoirs in Vietnam are small-sized, and many of them are substandard in quality, have not been reinforced and do not undergo regular maintenance.

 Two people have died and more than 150 people have been airlifted to safety after floods hit south-eastern France, local authorities say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent historical floods killed all flower trees and made more than 1,000 households in the Tu Nghia flower village in the central province of Quang Ngai empty-handed.

"Until now I do not understand why that day my stamina was so huge. The flood has passed, seeing everybody in my village is safe, I’m very happy," said the man who saved 42 families.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 31 deaths have been confirmed, nine missing and 20 injured, after floods swept through the central and Central Highlands regions since Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Storm Wutip killed at least nine people and injured 199 others in central provinces while one person remains missing, according to the latest updates from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong River Basin has experienced increased climate and flood variability in recent decades, according to a new research report from a doctoral student at Finland's Aalto University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in many provinces in northern Viet Nam are suffering from flooding and landslides caused by prolonged heavy rain and are working to cope with the situation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Work on HCM City's water drainage system has helped to stem flooding this year, but experts warn that more floods of a larger scale could reoccur if serious measures are not taken.

Heavy rain and floods resulting from tropical storm Rumbia, the third of the year to affect Viet Nam, have claimed at least two lives and caused property damage to three northern provinces of Dien Bien, Ha Giang and Thai Nguyen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in northern and central provinces have been warned to be vigilant for flash floods and landslides following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Bebinca.

 Four people have died and at least eight more were missing as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides.

VietNamNet Bridge – A United Nations report has highlighted that while fewer people are losing their lives due to natural disasters in Vietnam, floods, storms and other disasters are still wreaking havoc and causing huge economic losses.