Local residents row a boat to a pickup point for delivering aid packages to residents affected by heavy flood in Quang An Commune, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, October 20, 2020. Yen Duong/International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC)/Handout via REUTERS
HANOI/MANILA (Reuters) - Authorities in Vietnam and the Philippines braced on Tuesday for a tropical storm that could bring flooding and landslides in both countries, as the death toll in Vietnam from weeks of adverse weather rose to 105, with dozens still missing.
Rescue teams and disaster officials were on standby and preparing equipment in the Philippines, awaiting the arrival on the main island of Luzon later on Tuesday of tropical storm Saudel, which could bring heavy rains and cause mudslides.
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