Viet Nam, Flooding, Landslides, Storms, and Winds in Son La, Phu Tho, and Lang Son

According to preliminary reports from Son La, Phu Tho, and Lang Son provinces, heavy rain and thunderstorms from May 19-21, 2026 caused the following damage:

- Regarding casualties: 1 person missing (Ba Son commune, Lang Son province, suspected of being swept away by floodwaters); 3 people injured (1 in Son La due to lightning strike, 2 in Phu Tho due to collapsing walls caused by rain).

- Regarding housing: 25 houses were damaged (2 in Son La, 2 in Phu Tho, and 21 in Lang Son); 3 villages in Nhan Ly commune, Lang Son were temporarily cut off due to flooding, but the water had receded by the morning of May 22nd.

- Regarding agriculture: 166.5 hectares of rice fields were damaged (Son La 1.5; Lang Son 165); 925 poultry were swept away (Phu Tho); 8.29 hectares of fish ponds were flooded (Phu Tho).

- Regarding transportation: 80 flooded and isolated traffic points (currently mainly in Huu Lung area, province is updating the information), 3 landslide points causing traffic congestion (Lang Son); landslides on some local roads in Son La and Phu Tho.

Local authorities have mobilized forces and resources to search for missing persons, provide emergency medical care to the injured, set up checkpoints to monitor, warn, and address landslides and flooded areas, and assist people in overcoming damage and stabilizing their lives.