The death toll from typhoon Mirinae hit 116, the Central Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Prevention reported on November 7.

The central province of Phu Yen was hardest hit, losing 73 people to the disaster, followed by Binh Dinh with 22, and Khanh Hoa, 13.

Seven people, all in Phu Yen province, remain missing and 125 others reportedly injured, the committee said.

Asset damages from the typhoon, the 11 th that hit Vietnam so far, were initially estimated to stand at nearly 5 trillion VND.

Local authorities, central agencies, and the armed forces continue to deploy relief aid services and rescue activities in the affected provinces.

The same day, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai inspected storm losses in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa .

Manh asked the province to revise the planning of residential areas and build concrete houses to provide safe shelters for people in case of floods and storms.

Besides, the party leader also asked Khanh Hoa to pay special attention to protect upstream and protective forests and build irrigation works to both ensure water resource and prevent floods.

The provincial authorities asked the Government to invest more in improving weather forecasting capacity and supply the armed forces and localities with more modern search and rescue equipment to enable them to proactively carry out rescue activities.

The Khanh Hoa visit is part of the party chief’s working tour of the southern central provinces./.