HANOI: Two people were killed and thousands of homes damaged as Vietnam's
coast was lashed by Typhoon Son-Tinh, authorities said on Monday, after the
storm caused deadly landslides and floods in the Philippines.
Strong winds destroyed large
tracts of crops, brought down power lines and ripped the roofs off houses after
Son-Tinh, which has been downgraded to a tropical depression, made landfall in
the north of the country late Sunday.
Two people were confirmed killed,
while two others were missing, an official from the National Committee on Flood
and Storm Control in Hanoi told AFP, adding that it was the biggest typhoon to
hit Vietnam since the start of the storm season, with wind speeds of up to 140
kilometres per hour.
The wind also felled a 180-metre
television tower, the tallest in northern Vietnam, in Nam Dinh City, according
to state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper.
Vietnam is hit by an average of
eight to 10 tropical storms every year, often causing heavy material and human
losses.
More than 50,000 people were
evacuated in preparation for the bad weather, while authorities imposed a sea
ban in some areas and dozens of domestic flights were cancelled.
Son Tinh left a total of 27
people dead and nine missing in the Philippines, according to figures from the
government's civil defence office on Monday, after it tore down trees and
caused flash floods and landslides.
- AFP/de
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