Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 10 sent a message ofcondolences to Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Sye-kyunover great losses in humans and property caused by the recent heavy rains andlandslides.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham BinhMinh extended his condolences to RoK ForeignMinister Kang Kyung-wha.
The Yonhap News Agency reported on August 9 that floods and landslidestriggered by heavy downpours in the RoK’s central and southwestern regions havekilled 31 people and left 11 others missing in just over a week, forcing morethan 6,000 to evacuate.
Torrential rains that started on August 1 have wreaked havoc on Seoul and itssurrounding Gyeonggi province; central Chungcheong and southwestern Jeolla province,causing massive flooding and destroying roads, houses and farmland./.