One dead and ten injured as almost 300,000 evacuate for Vietnam typhoon
Typhoon Doksuri has slammed into central Vietnam, killing one person and injuring 10 others as it brought rain and strong winds that ripped off roofs and electricity poles.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 84mph, the typhoon made landfall in Ha Tinh province, beating down on six coastal districts, destroying roofs on 62,500 houses and downing trees and utility poles, said disaster official Ngo Duc Hoi.
