Tropical Storm Durian in Vietnam

The final toll of tropical storm Durian in Vietnam could be close to 100, with at least 70 people killed and another 23 missing. Many fisherman are still missing in the waters close to shore.

In various parts of the country, rescue workers and local residents were clearing the mess of broken power poles, fallen trees and collapsed buildings. Ba Ria Vung Tau southern province was the worst hit, with 50 deaths and 13 missing. More than 210,000 houses in the country's south were damaged by the storm, which also sank more than 800 moored fishing boats.

The storm had left more than 1,300 people dead or missing in the Philippines before weakening into a tropical depression in the Gulf of Thailand, after its hit on Vietnam.