In a letter, the Cambodian leader said he was saddened to hear that many people had been killed or are missing, while crops and property have been severely damaged by recent floods in the central region, especially in Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri provinces which were hit by floods and landslides caused by Storms Linpha and Nangka.

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Downpours from Storms Linpha and Nangka caused record flooding. (Photo: qdnd.vn)

He expressed his deepest condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam over the severe losses, saying he believes that under the leadership of PM Phuc, Vietnam will soon overcome the consequences of the natural disasters.

PM Hun Sen also sincerely thanked PM Phuc for his letter of sympathies to Cambodia over recent damage caused by heavy rains and widespread flooding.

Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga, meanwhile, also sent a letter of sympathies to Party Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.

Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, Mongolian Foreign Minister Nyamtserengiin Enkhtaivan, and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung-wha also sent letters of sympathies to their Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh.

Since October 6, downpours from Storms Linpha and Nangka caused record flooding and serious landslides on a wide scale in the central region. As of October 25, the death toll had reached 130, with 18 still missing. Some 7 million people have been affected.

Storms Saudel and Molave made landfall in the region on October 25 and October 28, respectively.

Source: VNA