HANOI, May 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Three young children were killed in a

landslide in Hanoi, state media and a local resident said Monday, after soil
and rocks fell from a hill onto a play centre after heavy rain.

Vietnam's capital city experienced heavy rain, lightning and thunder for more
than an hour on Sunday evening, flooding streets and disrupting traffic.

The rain caused the sudden landslide in Bai Trai commune, in the suburbs of
Hanoi.

"The kids were playing there when the accident happened," a local resident
told AFP.

"The soil from the hill made the wall of the building collapse, burying the
children," who were aged between three and five years old, the woman said,
refusing to be named.

State media said soil filled the play area when the 10-metre-long wall gave
way.

Rescuers extricated their bodies by 11:30 pm, state media reported.

Scientists have warned extreme weather is being intensified by global
warming.