epa05444711 A fallen tree blocks a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 July 2016. Mirinae, the first storm hitting Vietnam this year, has caused heavy rain in Hanoi and some northern provinces. Around 500 trees were reported fallen with one dead in Hanoi, according to local media reports. EPA/LUONG THAILINH
HANOI: A powerful storm rolled across northern Vietnam on Thursday killing one person, delaying flights and felling hundreds of trees in the capital Hanoi.
Tropical storm Mirinae, which barrelled across China’s Hainan island before surging into Vietnam in the early hours of Thursday, brought high winds and more than 280 millimetres of rain as it pushed inland.
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