At least 90 people have died in floods and torrential rains as tropical storm Mirinae lashed coastal regions of the central part of Vietnam 3 and 4 November. Many people are missing as their houses have been flooded and rivers have overflowed, according to official reports. In Phu Yen province, the hardest hit, 65 people have been reported dead, and 15,000 people have been evacuated. Soldiers in boats and helicopters are bringing food to people who have been without for two or three days.

In the port city of Da Nang, city officials sent a rescue vessel to take off 12 crew members from a Cambodian ship carrying rolled steel to Ho Chi Minh City shortly after it caught fire and sank as it sheltered from the storm 3 November. Press Association, Saigon GP Daily

You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.