Typhoon death toll rises to 59 in Vietnam

Vietnam’s death toll from Typhoon Durian rose to 59 people today as authorities began cleaning up Vietnam’s southern coast where more than 120,000 houses were destroyed.

The worst damage took place in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, where at least 34 people were killed, 17 went missing and more than 450 others were injured, most of them in collapsing houses.