The Asia-wide death toll from Tropical Storm Chanchu rose to 91 today, with nearly 250 Vietnamese fisherman still missing at sea and 28 reported dead as the tempest moved offshore again after battering southern China.

The Asia-wide death toll from Tropical Storm Chanchu rose to 63 today, with at least 27 fisherman still missing at sea as the tempest moved offshore again after battering southern China.

Powerful storm Chanchu killed two children in southern China today to bring its death toll in Asia to 39, while flooding scores of homes in an area where more than 600,000 people were evacuated.