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Storm kills at least 40 people in Vietnam: official
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 3, 2009 Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday. "Most of the victims were because of serious floods that hit the provinces of Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Gia Lai in particular," the official said after the storm hit the communist country's central coastal areas on Monday. The national flood and storm control committee earlier said the storm had killed only four people and left two missing in Vietnam. Mirinae left 19 people dead in the Philippines. State television in Vietnam showed people stuck on their roofs, waving for help from local rescue workers in Phu Yen, and rescuers trying to bring children and old people to higher areas. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Misery for 1.5 million a month after Philippine stormsManila (AFP) Oct 26, 2009 More than 1.5 million people are struggling to live in flooded suburbs or crowded shelters one month after devastating rains began pounding the Philippines, and officials warn no quick fix is in sight. The impoverished Southeast Asian nation faces a huge long-term battle to recover from the two storms that claimed at least 929 lives in Manila and other parts of the main Luzon island, the ... read more |
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