Six dead in Vietnam flash floods

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At least six people have died and thousands have fled their homes after storms brought flash flooding to Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Fourteen people were still missing in Daklak province, where at least two people have been killed, feared swept away by rising river waters.

Four people were also killed in the neighbouring province of Lam Dong.

Weather officials are warning that more heavy rain is expected in the region in the coming days.

Both Daklak and Lam Dong are key coffee-growing areas in Vietnam, accounting for half of the country's output, Reuters news agency reports.

However, industry experts say the coffee crop is safe as most of the trees are planted on hillsides.

Officials in Daklak said up to 62cm (24 inches) of rain had been dumped on the province in the past four days, forcing some 5,000 people to flee their homes.

A new tropical storm with wind speeds of 72km/h (45m/h) was reported to be making its way along the central coast of Vietnam.

The government said all fishing boats had been moved out of the path of the storm.