16 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam landslides after typhoon

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QUANG NAM - Sixteen people were killed and dozens left missing Thursday after landslides triggered by a typhoon hit central Vietnam, prompting a desperate search for survivors as the country battles s

ome of the worst weather seen in years.

Following two separate landslides on Wednesday, 53 people were reported missing across two villages in Quang Nam province, authorities said. The bodies of 16 of them had so far been pulled from the mud, according to state media. Soldiers were among a search team battling to reach the site through fallen trees and mud that had blocked roads, authorities said.

It made landfall south of Danang packing winds of up to 145 kilometres per hour , before weakening to a tropical depression on Thursday."My roof and everything in my house was blown away. Only the frame of the house is left," said 64-year-old Vo Thi Theu from Quang Ngai province.

 

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