Typhoon Molave leaves two dead and 26 missing

Storm doors: Shuttered shops and houses have been reinforced with wood, steel bars and ladders as protection from strong winds in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces ahead of Typhoon Molave’s landfall. — AFP

Two people were reported killed and 26 others missing as Typhoon Molave hit central Vietnam 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 145km per hour.