Storm kills two in Vietnam

A tropical storm heading to Vietnam has lost force before striking the country’s central coast, bringing rain but not the heavy damage disaster officials had feared.

Provincial disaster official Pham Van Quang said the storm caused minor flooding and claimed two lives in Khanh Hoa province, whose capital is the tourist town of Nha Trang.

As it approached Vietnam, Tropical Storm Noul was packing winds of 46 mph and officials feared it would hit the heavily populated Mekong Delta.