Hanoi (VNA), Dec. 2 -- Four people had been killed and two others missing because of widespread flooding , triggered by adverse downpours , in the Central Highlands and the South Central region , as of 6:00pm on December 1.

Of the four deaths, three were in the south central province of Khanh Hoa and one in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. One missing was reported in Khanh Hoa and the other in Lam Dong.

In Khanh Hoa, National Highway 27C remained blocked after heavy rains caused landslides in several of its sections. The province also reported that a group of 36 tourists and nine local tour guides, who started going trekking four days ago, have been stranded by flash floods in Son Thanh commune, Khanh Son district. All of the...