Typhoon Doksuri hits Vietnam: At least 9 killed, 112 injured as over 5 lakh households struggle without electricity

Hanoi: The death toll from Typhoon Doksuri has risen to at least nine, with four people still missing since the storm hit Vietnam last week. [caption id=“attachment_4019925” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said on Sunday the typhoon that battered the central coast on Friday 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 mobilised 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.