Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 16 conveyed his sympathy to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the recent rainstorm-triggered floods and landslides in Sichuan and some China’s southern provinces that caused many deaths and extensive damage to property.

Thunderstorms and rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Sichuan over the past week. A total of 58 people died and 175 others are missing, reported the Chinese news agency Xinhua on July 16.-VNA