68 dead in landslides

THE death toll from landslides and heavy rain triggered by a tropical depression in Vietnam has climbed to 68, with another 34 people missing, officials said yesterday.

The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said the disasters have also injured 32 people, damaged infrastructure and killed more than 230,000 livestock in central and northern regions.

The storm hit on Tuesday and disaster teams in the hardest-hit province of Hoa Binh in the north, where 20 people died, were still searching for eight people missing as a result of a landslide.