Tropical Storm Kills 10 in Vietnam, 14 Missing
Pakistan Times Wire Service

HANOI: Flash floods triggered by a tropical storm in central Vietnam killed eight people, while a falling tree killed a teenage boy, disaster officials said Monday.

Fourteen others were reported missing.

Four people were killed in the Central Highland province of Daklak, where 14 others, including a family of five whose house was washed away by a storm-swollen stream, were missing, said provincial disasters official Phan Thi Thu Hien.

She said authorities were still searching for the missing people.

Heavy rains triggered by the storm dumped up to 62 centimeters (24 inches) of water on Daklak over the past four days, forcing about 5,000 residents from their homes, Hien said.

No rain was reported in the area Monday.

In neighboring Lam Dong province, four people were washed away and confirmed killed by floods, while a 13-year-old boy was killed by a falling tree, provincial disaster official Duong Thanh Hung said.

The tropical storm, with wind speeds of up to 72 kilometers (45 miles) per hour, was moving slowly along the central coast, the national weather forecast center said.

Heavy rains are forecast for central regions over the next few days, it said, warning people of possible floods and landslides.●