Tropical storm kills 17 in Vietnam
Pastor Dale Morgan
Tropical storm kills 17 in Vietnam*
08/07/2007 10:29 Source: AP ©
The death toll from the worst storm to hit Vietnam so far this year has
risen to 17, disaster officials said Tuesday. Twelve others were
reported missing.
In the Central Highlands province of Daklak, three more bodies were
recovered Monday, bringing the death toll there to seven, with 12 others
still missing, said provincial official Phan Thi Thu Hien.
In Ha Tinh province, lightning killed three farmers Monday, while heavy
rain continued to cause floods, said another official, Dao Con Bach.
In Lam Dong province, four people were washed away by flash floods and
confirmed dead, while a 13-year-old boy was killed by a falling tree.
There were victims also in Phu Yen and Gia Lai provinces, officials
there said.
Hien said there was no damage to the coffee plantations in Daklak
province, Vietnam's main coffee growing area.
The tropical storm, which dropped more than 60 centimeters (24 inches)
of water on Vietnam's central region over the past few days, was
downgraded to a depression Monday, the national weather center said.
Heavy rains were reported in some north-central provinces Tuesday and
the weather center warned of flash floods and landslides.