Storms kill 56 in Vietnam, Philippines

Storms triggered flash floods and landslides in Vietnam and the Philippines, raising their combined death toll to at least 56, according to officials in both countries.

Downpours from the worst tropical storm to hit Vietnam this year continued across central provinces, leaving 45 dead, and 17 more missing and feared dead. It has been downgraded to a depression.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Pabuk blew across southern Taiwan’s tip, forcing schools and offices to close and disrupting power supply to 3,000 households, after triggering landslides in the Philippines that killed at least 11 people.