HANOI, Vietnam -- Flooding due to tropical storms in Vietnam killed at least 107 people by Friday, the Press Trust of India said.
The storm, which struck on Monday, brought 13 inches of rain, killed at least 107 people, destroyed hundreds of houses, and stranded tens of thousands of people, BBC News said.
The nation has initiated a rescue effort with 2,000 soldiers, BBC News said.
The storm struck the Phu Yen province, in eastern Vietnam, the worst by killing 72 people, the Press Trust of India said.
According the BBC News, this storm was "the most devastating flooding in more than 30 years," the Phu Yen province disaster committee said.
The storm, which struck on Monday, brought 13 inches of rain, killed at least 107 people, destroyed hundreds of houses, and stranded tens of thousands of people, BBC News said.
The nation has initiated a rescue effort with 2,000 soldiers, BBC News said.
The storm struck the Phu Yen province, in eastern Vietnam, the worst by killing 72 people, the Press Trust of India said.
According the BBC News, this storm was "the most devastating flooding in more than 30 years," the Phu Yen province disaster committee said.
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