Vietnam faces catastrophic flooding

Mackenzie Samet

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Oct 13, 2017

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A farmer stands in her flooded house after a tropical depression in Hanoi

Devastating floods and landslides have hit northern and central Vietnam in one of the country’s worst weather disasters in years. At least 37 people have died and another 40 are missing. REUTERS

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A couple watches TV in their flooded house after a tropical depression in Hanoi

A couple watches TV in their flooded house. REUTERS

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A man fishes on a flooded road after a tropical depression in Hanoi

A man fishes on a flooded road in Hanoi. REUTERS

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Boys paddle an improvised boat in a flooded village. REUTERS

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A farmer stands in his flooded pig farm after a tropical depression in Hanoi

A farmer checks his flooded pig farm. REUTERS

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A farmer stands in her flooded house after a tropical depression in Hanoi, Vietnam October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kham REUTERS

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Farmers paddle in a boat at a flooded village after a tropical depression in Hanoi

Farmers paddle in a boat at a flooded village. REUTERS

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A submerged temple is seen in a flooded village after a tropical depression in Hanoi

A submerged temple in Hanoi. REUTERS

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A villager uses a boat to cross a flooded alley in Ninh Binh. AFP/Getty Images

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This picture taken on October 12, 2017 shows a villagers using boats to move around at a flooded village in the northern province of Ninh Binh. The death toll from… AFP/Getty Images

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A farmer harvests rice in Nam Dinh. AFP/Getty Images

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A farmer pulls a boat loaded with harvested rice in a flooded paddy. AFP/Getty Images

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Soldiers carry a pig through a flooded area. AFP/Getty Images

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TOPSHOT – This picture from the Vietnam News Agency taken on October 11, 2017 shows men wading through a flooded area in the central province of Nghe An. At least… AFP/Getty Images

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Soldiers reinforce a dike with sandbags. AFP/Getty Images

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Rescuers search for people in a flooded river. AFP/Getty Images

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Rescuers load boats with boxes of food for local residents. AFP/Getty Images

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This picture taken on October 12, 2017 shows local officials and rescuers handing over a box of instant noodles to a flood-affected family in the central province of Thanh Hoa…. AFP/Getty Images

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Men evacuate a woman through a flooded road after a tropical depression in Hanoi

Men evacuate a woman through a flooded road. REUTERS

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