Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam, reservoirs brimming before APEC summit


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Nov 2017

Vietnam soldiers clean debris caused by flooding by Typhoon Damrey in the ancient UNESCO heritage town of Hoi An, Vietnam November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - Vietnam's deadliest storm this year, Typhoon Damrey, has killed 106 people, while dozens of dangerously full reservoirs release water as the southeast Asian nation prepares to host a regional summit.

As of Wednesday, 106 people were known to have died because of the year's 12th major storm, which struck on Saturday, leaving 25 missing and 197 injured, the country's search and rescue committee said.

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