Many thousands of homes in Vietnam's central provinces have been inundated by floodwater. Photo: EPA PHOTO

The death toll from torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 55, with 13 people reported missing.

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Rainfall exceeded 1900 millimetres in some parts of central Vietnam over the past week. The region is a major coffee production belt and home to popular beaches, but it is also prone to storms and floods.

Nearly half of the fatalities were in Dak Lak province, where 27 people have died, while 14 people have died in Khanh Hoa province, the nation's d

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