Typhoon Mirinae kills at least 30 in Vietnam
November 4th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANSHanoi, Nov 4 (IANS) Typhoon Mirinae killed at least 30 people and left eight missing in the central Vietnamese provinces of Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa, a media report said Wednesday.
An official committee for flood, storm prevention and control of Phu Yen province said that at least 21 people died, two went missing and 13 others were left injured by the typhoon, Xinhua reported.
Over 9,000 houses were damaged in the storm and thousands of people rendered homeless in the province of Phu Yen and Binh Dinh. A large area of Phu Yen province was under the flood water, the report added.
The National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said that the typhoon has now downgraded into a tropical low pressure hovering around the central Vietnamese provinces.
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