Two dead, 26 missing as Typhoon Molave slams into Vietnam

Strong winds batter coconut trees in central Vietnam's Quang Ngai province as Typhoon Molave makes landfall on Oct 28, 2020. - AFP

QUANG NGAI, Vietnam (AFP): Two people were reported killed and 26 others missing as Typhoon Molave hit central Vietnam Wednesday (oCT 28), knocking down trees and tearing roofs off homes in some of the worst destruction seen in years.

Authorities relocated around 375,000 people to safety, cancelled hundreds of flights and closed schools and beaches ahead of the typhoon, which made landfall south of Danang packing winds of up to 145 kph.