President Truong Tan Sang on June 21 sent a message of condolence to Indian President Pranab Mukherjee over the great loss of lives and damage to property caused by the recent floods in India’s Uttarakhand state.

On the same day, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh extended his condolences to Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid.
 
The floods in Uttarakhand have reportedly killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands of others to abandon their homes. Official figures of the losses have yet to be released.-VNA