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09:08, 22-Jul-2018
Tropical storm kills 20 in Vietnam, 16 missing
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08:14, 25-Jul-2018
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20 people have been killed, 14 injured and 16 are still missing in Vietnam amid devastation caused by tropical storm Son Tinh, rescue authorities said Saturday.
Floods triggered by heavy rains hit northern Vietnam after Son Tinh made landfall in northern coastal areas on Thursday, while the capital Hanoi was flooded and lashed by torrential rains.
More than 5,000 houses were damaged, swept away, submerged or collapsed, around 82,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of crops were damaged and nearly 17,000 animals were killed nationwide, the Vietnam National Committee for Search and Rescue said in a report.
The heavy rains are expected to continue over the next few days, Vietnam's Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention said in a separate statement on Saturday.
(Top picture: A general view shows debris in a village damaged by flash flooding in Vietnam's Yen Bai province, July 21, 2018. /VCG Photo)
Source(s): Reuters