Nine die as Vietnam experiences Typhoon Doksuri's fury


People recover motorbikes from flooded fields while the Doksuri storm hits in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam Sept 15, 2017. - Reuters

HANOI, Vietnam: Typhoon Doksuri has killed nine people and left four others missing since it hit Vietnam's central region on Friday, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Sunday evening, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

The nine victims included three from northern Hoa Binh province, two from central Thanh Hoa and Quang Binh provinces each, and one from central Nghe An and Thua Thien Hue provinces each. All the four people listed as missing are from Quang Binh.

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