Bus passengers swept away in Vietnam floods

Surging currents swept away 20 people on a bus in central Vietnam today, including a girl ripped from her mother’s arms, while high waters killed 27 others in separate areas as Typhoon Megi loomed offshore.

Seventeen people aboard the bus, including the driver, managed to break free and save themselves by swimming or clinging to trees or power poles, said Nguyen Hien Luong, head of Nghi Xuan district in Ha Tinh province. They were later rescued by fishermen and police.