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Typhoon Molave Toll in Vietnam Increases to 36

Typhoon Molave Toll in Vietnam Increases to 36

Tuesday, 03 November 2020

Hanoi: The death toll due to typhoon Molave that slammed Vietnam last week has increased to 36, while 46 others were still reported missing, disaster management officials said on Tuesday.

The fatalities were recorded in Quang Nam, Nghe An, Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces, while the missing were reported mostly in Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces, Xinhua news agency quoted the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control as saying.

The authorities mobilized more than 7,200 people along with 103 vehicles to conduct search and rescue work as well as help local residents recover from the aftermath of the typhoon.

As of Monday, 52 communes in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces still suffered from power outages.

Meanwhile, Goni, the 10th typhoon to hit Vietnam this year, was forecasted to make landfall soon in the central region, which was hit by a number of devastating typhoons and floods in October.

 

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The death toll due to typhoon Molave that slammed Vietnam last week has increased to 36, while 46 others were still reported missing, disaster management officials said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, 03 November 2020
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