Typhoon Mirinae kills at least 30 in Vietnam

HANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Mirinae, the 11th so far this year that hit Vietnam, has killed at least 30 people and left eight missing in the central provinces of Vietnam, Vietnamese official newspaper People reported Wednesday.

Among the typhoon-hit provinces, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa were the three worst-striken ones, said the newspaper.

In central Phu Yen province, the typhoon left at least 21 people dead, two missing and 13 other injured, according to an initial accounts of the provincial steering committee for flood and storm prevention and control.

The typhoon damaged over 4,000 houses. Thousands of local people are made homeless. A large area of Phu Yen province was deep under the flood water, said the local steering committee.

In central Binh Dinh province, the floods caused at least five deaths, two missing and 15 others injured. About 5,000 houses were destroyed and submerged in the water, said the provincial people's committee.

In central Khanh Hoa province, at least four people were killed in the typhoon and another four missing. More than 1,000 houses and schools were destroyed, said the provincial people's committee of Khanh Hoa.

According to Vietnam News, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said that the typhoon Mirinae has now downgraded into a tropical low pressure hovering around provinces in the northern parts of the central highlands of Vietnam.