Eleven dead in northern Vietnam after landslide buries van

Hanoi: A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried and killed at least 11 people who were travelling in a van in northernVietnam, the country s disast...

Hanoi: A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried and killed at least 11 people who were travelling in a van in northern Vietnam, the country's disaster management authority said on Saturday.

Northern Vietnam has entered its rainy season, with heavy downpours and flooding making travel along mountain roads treacherous.

The landslide hit the 16-seater van around 4:00 am local time (2100 GMT) as it drove through Bac Me district in Ha Giang province, state media said.

Rescuers have recovered 11 bodies, including a boy, according to the disaster agency.