A former American military doctor has returned the bones of an arm he amputated in 1966 to their Vietnamese owner.

The death toll in Vietnam from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 99 today as authorities estimated damage from the storm at 1 trillion dong (€36.75m).

Tropical Storm Mirinae brought severe flooding to parts of central Vietnam, killing at least 11 people, leaving two missing and forcing a number of families onto rooftops.