The death toll from Typhoon Doksuri has risen to at least nine, with four people still missing since the storm hit Vietnam last week.
The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said on Sunday, 17 September, the typhoon that battered the central coast also injured 112 people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,50,000 houses in six provinces.
Some 5,28,000 households still did not have electricity as of Sunday. The typhoon also caused destruction of infrastructure, agriculture and fisheries.
The disaster management authority said some 31,000 soldiers and police were mobilized to help residents in three hard-hit provinces.
The Southeast Asian country of 93 million is vulnerable to tropical storms with its long coastline on the South China Sea. Flooding and storms kill hundreds of people each year in the country each year.
Typhoon Talim Disrupts Flights, Trains in Japan
Southwestern parts of Japan faced flight cancellations, train disruptions and felled power lines on Sunday as Typhoon Talim, now a tropical storm, made landfall on the southern island of Kyushu and brought heavy rains and high winds.
Talim, the 18th typhoon of the Pacific season, grounded hundreds of flights and interrupted rail services including some bullet train operations in Kyushu, local media reported.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its strongest warnings for heavy rain, flooding and high waves in the coastal areas of southwestern Japan.
The storm was moving northeast, and could bring strong winds to the Tokyo area by Sunday evening. Monday is a public holiday in Japan, to observe Respect for the Aged Day.
Talim, a Tagalog word meaning "Cutting Edge," forced more than 200,000 people to evacuate in China earlier this week.
(with inputs from AP and Reuters)
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