Heavy rain leaves 37 dead, 40 missing in Vietnam

Local residents wade through flood water in Ninh Binh province, northern Vietnam, on Oct. 12, 2017. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain over the past four days in Vietnam's northern and central regions have left 37 local people dead and 40 others missing, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Thursday. (Xinhua/VNA)