FLOODS in Vietnam's central and Central HighLands regions over the past fi ve days killed at least three people, damaged over 9,500 houses and inundated more than 210 hectares of rice fi elds and nearly 580 hectares of other crops, local Flood and Storm Control Centre reported Monday. Flash fl oods seriously eroded many inter-province roads, causing heavy traffi c jams in many parts of central Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces. Pumps at water reservoirs worked at full capacity to regulate the water levels, while local authorities urgently dealt with the consequences, said the report. PNA/XINHUA