Floods kill 26, cause damage

Floods in northern Vietnam have killed 26 people and washed away hundreds of homes over the past week, causing damage estimated at more than $41 million, the government’s disaster agency said on Monday. Fifteen people were still missing and the search had been hampered by damage to roads from floods, the agency said. Flooding has crippled four provinces, damaging water systems and farms, where rice and fruits are grown, it added, with about 200 homes destroyed.