A powerful Typhoon over the past 16 years fell in Vietnam

A powerful Typhoon over the past 16 years fell in Vietnam

After deadly floods in Vietnam less than a month, and the state has struck a new disaster — Typhoon Damry.

On Saturday, the elements reached the shore near the city Nanag — in a matter of hours she claimed dozens of lives and caused terrible damage to the local infrastructure. At the time of landfall, the power of the Typhoon was equivalent to a hurricane 2nd category.

As reported by Reuters, citing data from local governance to disaster prevention, on Sunday, the death toll reached 27 people, and missing — 22.

40 thousand local homes were damaged, of which 626 more uninhabitable. The Typhoon destroyed power lines and forced the evacuation of 30 thousand people.

The affected region is 500 km from da Nang city, where next week will take place the Summit of the Asia-Pacific economic cooperation. The event will be attended by dozens of world leaders, including Donald trump.

Damri was a 12-m account by the Typhoon, which this season has affected Vietnam. Experts from Accueather noted that natural disasters such force in the country since 2001.

 

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