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Typhoon Dianmu kills 1, injures 3 in Vietnam

Xinhua, August 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Typhoon Dianmu killed one person and injured three others in Vietnam, while one person in northern Vietnam was missing, according to Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Saturday.

The committee said a 48-year-old man in northern Son La province was killed after being swept away by flood water.

Another person went missing in floods in northern Bac Giang province.

The typhoon also injured three people in the capital Hanoi.

As many as 297 houses were partially damaged while 13 houses completely collapsed. An estimate area of 5,844 hectares of rice and other crops were inundated, said the committee.

After making landfall in northern Vietnam on Friday afternoon, Typhoon Dianmu weakened into a tropical depression.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned of rising water level at rivers and streams in northern Vietnam, causing floods and risks of landslides. Endit