VietNamNet Bridge – At least 21 people have been killed, two are missing and 16 others injured following days of torrential rains, flash floods and landslides in northern mountain provinces, including 12 in Sapa, Lao Cai Province.

Below are pictures of the consequences of floods in Ban Khoang, Sapa.

Flash floods kill 21, injure 16

The ruin in Lao Chai village, Sapa district, Lao Cai province. Huge rocks are everywhere.

Many houses were swept down to stream, covered with soil and rock.

Several houses were leveled, without any traces.

A car of the army was also swept away. Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper.

The health station of Ban Khoang.

Rocks cover the road, hindering transport.

In Y Ty and Bat Xat communes, land erosion causes traffic jams.

In the afternoon of September 5, the bodies of 8 out of 10 missing people were found. Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper.

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