In a message, addressed to Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, Mr Komura wrote: “I’m deeply grieved to know that many Vietnamese people suffered losses due to floods over the past days in the country. I would like to extend my deep condolences to families whose relatives were killed and hoped the injured would soon recover.”

At least 145 people were reportedly killed or missing due to rain and flooding caused by storm Kammuri, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.

The flooding, which began on August 8 with torrential rains – the heaviest in 20 years – also damaged more than 4,000 houses.