At least 37 people were killed and another 40 are missing as floods and landslides ravaged northern and central Vietnam. <br/><br/>Officials today said heavy rains lashed swathes of the country this week, with northern Hoa Binh province the hardest hit with 11 dead and 21 missing. Images on state media showed people wading through waist-deep waters and tracts of forests wiped out by landslides in several regions. <br/><br/>According to state media, at least 18 people were buried in an overnight landslide in Hoa Binh province, with 15 people still missing today. The disaster agency said eight people were reported dead in both Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces. <br/><br/>Hundreds of soldiers and militia have been deployed for rescue efforts. It said at least 400 millimetres of rain has pounded northern and central Vietnam since Sunday. Vietnam has been hard hit by severe weather this year.