Killer typhoon crashes ashore in Vietnam

Typhoon Damrey slammed ashore in Vietnam today, knocking down trees and power lines after leaving nine people dead on China’s southern Hainan island, officials said.

Damrey, the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in a decade, made landfall in Thanh Hoa province early today, packing winds up to 63 miles per hour, said Le Van Thao of the National Meteorology Centre. Thanh Hoa is 99 miles south of Hanoi.