Nine people are reported to have been killed after heavy rains caused
floods and landslides in Ban Khoang commune, Sa Pa district, the
northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, on September 4 night.
The disaster also left five others missing and 11 injured.
The floods washed away several houses in a secondary school in Ban
Khoang commune right before the official start of the new school year on
September 5.
Local authorities promptly mobilised rescue forces to the scene to help ease the consequences.-VNA