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Vietnam's death toll from tropical storm rises
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 09 - 08 - 2007


Floods triggered by a tropical storm
have killed at least 54 people in central Vietnam,
officials said Thursday. Nine others were missing and
feared dead, while more than 100,000 have been displaced, AP reported.
Ha Tinh was the worst-hit province, with 18 deaths,
including eight children. One person was reported missing,
said Dao Con Bach, a provincial disaster official.
«Communication with some parts of the province is still
cut off,» Bach said. «The death toll could rise.»
In the Central Highland province of Daklak, three more
bodies were recovered Wednesday, bringing the number of
deaths there to 14. Seven others were still missing and
feared dead, said provincial official Truong Cong Khanh.
Twelve people in Quang Binh province drowned, including a
rescue worker, said Nguyen Ngoc Dien, a provincial
official.
Although downpours had decreased and access to most
villages in the province restored, more casualties were
expected as authorities began to reach affected areas, Dien
said.
Some 100,000 people were forced to leave their flooded
homes, he said, adding rescue workers and the military were
rushing food to people.
«At present, hunger is something worrying us the most,
because for the last few days people had to escape the
water and many of them had nothing to eat,» said Dien.
In Lam Dong province, flash floods killed at least four
people, while a 13-year-old boy was killed by a falling
tree, said Duong Thanh Hung, a provincial official.
Five people also died in four other provinces including
Nghe An, Gia Lai, Phu Yen and Dac Nong. Another victim was
reported missing in Dac Nong, disaster officials said.
The floods have disrupted north-south rail service since
Tuesday, with sections of train tracks in three central
provinces submerged or damaged, the Vietnam Railway Corp.
said.
The tropical storm, which was downgraded to a depression
on Monday, was the worst to hit Vietnam this year.


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