The death toll from a new barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 41, state media reported on Thursday.

Rainfall has exceeded 1,500 mm in several parts of central Vietnam, which is highly prone to storms and floods, over the past three days.

The national weather forecast agency warned of more flooding and landslides to come on Friday, with heavy rain set to continue in the region.

A suspension bridge on Da Nhim River in Lam Dong province was swept away on Thursday morning, VietnamNet newspaper reported.

More than half a million households and businesses faced blackouts after power grids were damaged by the floods, according to the government.

Thousands of homes flooded

Floodwaters have reportedly reached record highs in ma

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