From AFP News Agency.
Thousands of people in Vietnam have been evacuated from their homes after record rainfall of more than one metre in 24 hours submerged the central city of Hue, the environment ministry said.
Measuring stations in the city of Hue recorded rainfall from one metre to 1.7 metres in a 24-hour period from 26 to 27 October, the ministry said in a statement.
The previous 24-hour rain record was 0.99 metres, set in Hue in 1999.
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