Severe flooding and landslides have devastated central Vietnam, resulting in at least 43 deaths and nine missing persons.Over 1.5 meters of rain caused widespread damage, submerging over 70,000 homes and forcing nearly 62,000 evacuations, with power outages affecting about 500,000 households and businesses.Rescue operations are ongoing, with military troops and police conducting searches and setting up emergency shelters amid infrastructure collapses.