HANOI — Nine people have been killed with seven others injured in landslides and floods triggered by torrential rains in Vietnam's northern mountainous region in August, Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday.

As many as 121 houses were damaged during the period from Aug 1 to 8, while 10 houses had to be urgently relocated, the report said, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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About 170 locations in the region were eroded, causing traffic congestion, said the report.

Heavy rain is forecast to continue until Aug 17 in the northern region, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

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Natural disasters in the Southeast Asian country left 111 people dead and missing since early this year until Aug 5, the highest number reported for the same period in five years, said the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.