Floods caused by torrential rain killed four people and left one missing in Vietnam's northern province of Yen Bai and central highland province of Kon Tum, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday.

The flooding on Friday morning killed two men aged 23 and 30 in Tram Tau district in Yen Bai. From Aug. 9-11, flash floods claimed two lives and left one person missing in Ngoc Hoi and Dac Ha districts in Kon Tum.

By late afternoon, a total of four bodies were found. Local authorities have offered financial assistance to the victims' families.

Natural disasters, mainly storms and floods, killed 232 people, left 38 others missing, injured 187 others, destroyed 4,200 houses and 3,000 hectares of rice, and killed over 2,000 cattle and 170,000 poultry in Vietnam last year, causing a total property loss of over 900 billion Vietnamese dong (some 57 million US dollars).

Source: Xinhua