Floods kill 13 in Central Vietnam as rescue operations push forward

Rescue operations intensified Friday across central Vietnam as floodwaters receded after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead, 11 missing and tens of thousands displaced. The country’s North–South railway, a key transport route linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, reopened early Friday after being cut off for three days. Since torrential rain began Oct. 26, floods and landslides have submerged homes and villages and destroyed infrastructure across the region.