Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun after floods kill 72
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(Worthy News) – Vietnam braced for typhoon Khanun on Monday after destructive floods battered the country’s north and center last week, killing 72 people, the disaster prevention agency said.
A submerged truck and houses are seen at a flooded village after a heavy rainfall caused by a tropical depression in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kham
Last week’s floods were the worst in years, the government and state-run Vietnam Television said, with thousands of homes submerged. Another 200 houses collapsed and several towns remain cut off by the floodwater.
The floods also damaged more than 22,000 hectares (54,300 acres) of rice. [ Source: Reuters (Read More…) ]
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