Floods that have battered central Vietnam for weeks have now claimed the lives of at least 102 people with many more still missing, officials and local media reported on Sunday. Thousands of homes have been submerged or destroyed leaving communities struggling to cope with one of the worst natural disasters the country has faced in recent years.

Relentless rainfall and flash floods have swept across the central and Central Highlands regions since late October. According to the Vietnam News Agency, the situation has worsened significantly in the past 24 hours.

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Saturday’s figures reported 55 deaths and 13 missing, but by Sunday morning, authorities confirmed 90 fatalities, while 12 people remain unaccounted for. Dak Lak Province has been hit hardest, recording 63 deaths, fol

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