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Storm Talas claims seven lives, leaves four missing

Tropical storm Talas, which wrecked havoc in the northern and central regions of Vietnam, claimed seven lives and left four others missing by 5pm on July 18.
Storm Talas claims seven lives, leaves four missing ảnh 1People in Ha Tinh clean the street after the storm. (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Tropical storm Talas, which wrecked havoc in the northernand central regions of Vietnam, claimed seven lives and left four othersmissing by 5pm on July 18.

According to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, theseven deaths were two from the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and YenBai; four from central Nghe An province and one from the central province of ThanhHoa.

The disaster pulled down 172 houses and unroofed 6,126 otherswhile sinking 64 fishing vessels and destroying436 metres of road, 1,943 metres of embankment and 4,540 power poles in areasit swept through.

About 801 ha for aquaculture and 47,632 ha of rice and subsidiary crops weredamaged and flooded.

Tropical storm Talas, the second hitting Vietnam this year, made landfall inthe central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh at around 1am on July 17, bringing strong wind and heavy rains to the region. Italso caused torrential rains in northern provinces.-VNA
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