Tropical storm kills 34 in Vietnam
Ap, Hanoi
At least 34 people have died and 17 more were missing and feared dead after a tropical lashed Vietnam, officials said Wednesday as downpours continued across central provinces. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Pabuk triggered landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Philippines this week before blowing across southern Taiwan's tip Wednesday. Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh province suffered the worst with 13 deaths, of those six were children. Another victim was reported missing said Trinh Nhu Tien, a provincial disaster official. "It is still raining heavily in the mountains. The death toll could rise if the weather does not improve in the next few days," the official said, adding that several parts of the province were still isolated with no electricity and telephone links.
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