HANOI -- The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam's central region has risen to 37, with five people missing and 78 others injured, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority reported Monday.

More than 12,600 houses remain inundated, while 103 others were destroyed or swept away, and 451 were damaged, according to the report.

Floods have also submerged nearly 7,900 hectares of crops, killed over 64,000 livestock and poultry, and caused severe damage to irrigation systems and riverbanks.