Pupils in Vietnam trapped as flash flood strikes school
- 6 years ago
Pupils at a school in Vietnam were trapped in their classrooms after a flash flood hit their village.
Footage captured on Wednesday (August 28) in Son La province shows the rapid floodwaters gushing through the middle school after days of continuous heavy rain.
Pupils run through the corridors and rush upstairs to avoid the water, which can be seen washing away bicycles and motorbikes.
The pupils were stuck for more than an hour before the water level receded.
Son La has suffered from bouts of flooding over the summer as tropical storms batter Vietnam.
Footage captured on Wednesday (August 28) in Son La province shows the rapid floodwaters gushing through the middle school after days of continuous heavy rain.
Pupils run through the corridors and rush upstairs to avoid the water, which can be seen washing away bicycles and motorbikes.
The pupils were stuck for more than an hour before the water level receded.
Son La has suffered from bouts of flooding over the summer as tropical storms batter Vietnam.