Typhoon Molave leaves 27 dead, 50 missing in parts of Vietnam

Floods and landslides led by Typhoon Molave in parts of Vietnam have claimed the lives of around 27 people and left 67 people injured. As many as 50 people have also gone missing in the Typhoon related incidents.

Hanoi: Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions have left 27 people dead, 50 missing and 67 injured as of Saturday morning, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said.

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The fatalities, up from 23 in Friday's report, were recorded in the provinces of Quang Nam, Nghe An, Dak Lak and Gia Lai, while the missing and injured were mainly reported in Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces, according to the committee.

The natural disasters damaged 63 bridges along with some national highways and local roads, said the committee.

As many as 10,420 military officers and soldiers have been mobilized for the search and rescue work and to help locals cope with the now weakened Molave, which is among the strongest typhoons that hit Vietnam in the past 20 years.

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Molave approached the part of Vietnam's central region on Wednesday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds, said the committee.

ANI