Rains, floods in Quang Ninh kill 17, 7 fishermen missing

A lingering low-pressure area has triggered floods, landslides and rough seas in northern Vietnam, killing at least 17 people in Quang Ninh and sinking two fishing boats near Ha Long Bay.
 
The medical center at Quang Ninh’s Co To Island treated Nguyen Van Tuan, 23, who was among seven people on board a fishing boat that sank near the island a day earlier, local media reported.