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Hanoians cook traditional rice cakes for flood victims Hanoians have been gathering at a pagoda for several days to cook "banh chung" for people suffering from the historic floods in central Vietnam. On the morning of October 21, hundreds of people came to the Dinh Quan Pagoda in Hanoi’s Bac Tu Liem District to make  banh chung , a square-shaped pack of sticky rice with meat and bean fillings wrapped in green leaves usually made for  Tet  (the Lunar New Year). Each was given one task like preparing ingredients, arranging leaves, wrapping, or cooking. They work around the clock to ensure the  banh chung  would reach the affected areas at the earliest. For the last two weeks central Vietnam has been hit by severe floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains. As of October 21 at least 111 people had lost their lives and 22 were missing. Over 200,000 people in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces have been evacuated. In the photo, women prepare ground green...