STORY: At least four people were killed and four others were missing after a flash flood swept through a mountainous village in Vietnam’s northern province of Lai Chau, state media reported on Saturday (July 18).

The flood in Muong Than village early on Friday, after days of heavy rains in several parts of northern Vietnam, also injured seven people, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam is prone to deadly storms and floods during the rainy season, which peaks from July through September. Natural disasters killed 489 people in the country last year, according to government data.

Several parts of northern Vietnam are forecast to receive heavy rain of up to 250 millimetres on Saturday, the agency said, warning of more flash floods and landslides.

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SHOWS: LAI CHAU PROVINCE, VIETNAM (JULY 17, 2026) (VTV - No use Vietnam)

1. VARIOUS OF FLOOD WATERS WITH STRONG CURRENT SWEEPING THROUGH MUONG THAN COMMUNE IN LAI CHAU PROVINCE, VIETNAM

2. RESCUERS WADING IN THE MUD

3. RESCUERS CARRYING PEOPLE'S BELONGINGS

4. LOCAL PEOPLE EVACUATING CHILDREN

5. VARIOUS OF A YOUNG BOY BEING RESCUED BY ROPE

LAI CHAU PROVINCE, VIETNAM (JULY 18, 2026) (VTV - No use Vietnam)

6. VARIOUS OF FLOOD WATERS FLOWING STRONGLY

7. PEOPLE EVACUATED TO SAFETY ON A ROOF

8. (ORIGINALLY FILMED IN PORTRAIT) GROUP OF RESCUERS USING ROPE TO TAKE PEOPLE ACROSS THE FLOOD WATERS

9. VARIOUS OF POLICE HELPING LOCALS RECOVERING THEIR BELONGINGS

10. SEVERELY DAMAGED HOUSE

11. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS RECOVERING PEOPLE'S BELONGINGS

12. VARIOUS OF EXCAVATORS WORKING IN THE FLOOD WATERS / RESCUERS STANDING ON A LARGE PILE OF RUBLE

13. VARIOUS OF ARMY PERSONNEL DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES TO A LOCAL PERSON