Death toll rises from Vietnam storm

2008-11-20T11:02+0100

Heavy rain in central Vietnam has killed nine people, bringing the death toll from Tropical Storm Noul to 21.

Central Vietnam Floods Peak, Toll Rises To 21

2008-11-20T08:45+0100

Several hundred families in Binh Dinh province were forced to flee their homes because of floods.

Central Vietnam floods peak, toll rises to 21

2008-11-20T04:11+0100

20 Nov 2008 02:44:24 GMT Source: Reuters HANOI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Heavy rains from a storm in central Vietnam have killed nine people, including three children, bringing the toll since late last week to 21, although the flood levels have ...

Flood warning in Vietnam, but storm spares coffee crops

2008-11-19T04:55+0100

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vietnam’s government issued flash flood and landslide warnings on Tuesday as heavy rains followed tropical storm Noul, which weakened overnight and caused no damage to coffee production.

Six Afghan soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected Taliban at an army patrol in the volatile southwest of Afghanistan.

2008-11-18T14:49+0100

Several militants were also killed during the ensuing two-hour battle in Bala Buluk district of Farah province. A military commander said around 100 Taliban had mounted the large-scale attack, but was unable to immediately give the number of militant casualties.

Tropical storm kills five in Vietnam

2008-11-18T14:23+0100

HANOI, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - Five people have been killed in a tropical storm that hit the southern Vietnamese coast, a flood control spokesman said on Tuesday. Storm Noul (meaning Red Sky in Korean), the tenth to hit the country this year, also sunk over 100 boats as it battered the coast on Monday.

Viet Nam: Government issues flash flood and landslide warnings

2008-11-18T10:00+0100

By Ho Binh Minh HANOI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Vietnam's government issued flash flood and landslide warnings on Tuesday as heavy rains followed tropical storm Noul, which weakened overnight and caused no damage to coffee production. Two people were killed as the storm made landfall near the beach resort....

Flood Warning In Vietnam, But Storm Spares Coffee

2008-11-18T09:48+0100

Two people were killed as the storm made landfall near the beach resort of Nha Trang late on Monday.

Storm hits southern Vietnam, two die

2008-11-18T09:26+0100

Tropical storm Noul unroofed homes, destroyed crops and sank more than 100 unmanned boats in southern Vietnam, but spared Ho Chi Minh City, the government said.

Storm kills two in Vietnam

2008-11-18T09:09+0100

A tropical storm heading to Vietnam has lost force before striking the country’s central coast, bringing rain but not the heavy damage disaster officials had feared.

Flood warning in Vietnam, but storm spares coffee

2008-11-18T05:49+0100

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's government issued flash flood and landslide warnings on Tuesday as heavy rains followed tropical storm Noul, which weakened overnight and caused no damage to coffee production.

Storm kills 2 in Vietnam despite weakening

2008-11-18T05:38+0100

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A storm killed two people in Vietnam but missed a heavily populated area and failed to inflict the large-scale flooding and damages that disaster officials had feared.

Flood warning in Vietnam, but storm spares coffee

2008-11-18T05:35+0100

18 Nov 2008 04:21:18 GMT Source: Reuters By Ho Binh Minh HANOI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Vietnam's government issued flash flood and landslide warnings on Tuesday as heavy rains followed tropical storm Noul, which weakened overnight and caused ...

Storm kills 2 in Vietnam

2008-11-18T05:32+0100

A storm killed two people in Vietnam but missed a heavily populated area and failed to inflict the large-scale flooding and damages that disaster officials had feared.

Vietnam spared from tropical storm

2008-11-17T18:54+0100

A tropical storm heading to Vietnam lost force before striking the country's central coast on Monday, bringing heavy rains but no deaths or injuries, officials said.

Tropical storm Noul hits Vietnam

2008-11-17T17:36+0100

A tropical storm has hit central Vietnam, threatening severe floods and landslides.

Tropical storm hits Vietnam, casualties feared (Reuters)

2008-11-17T16:12+0100

Reuters - A tropical storm hit central Vietnam on Monday, threatening severe floods, landslides and substantial damage to coffee output from the world's second-largest producer of the crop.

Floods kill 11 in central and southern Vietnam

2008-11-17T16:05+0100

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Flooding killed at least 11 people in Vietnam's southern and central regions, submerged thousands of homes in its largest city and stranded air and railway passengers, officials said Sunday. The country braced for more rain as another tropical storm approached, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Hits Vietnam, Casualties Feared

2008-11-17T15:52+0100

State forecasters said winds were travelling at up to 88 km per hour (55 mph) at its centre, bringing heavy rain.

Tropical storm hits Vietnam, casualties feared

2008-11-17T13:44+0100

17 Nov 2008 12:29:41 GMT Source: Reuters (Updates with storm making landfall) By Ho Binh Minh HANOI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A tropical storm hit central Vietnam on Monday, threatening severe floods, landslides and substantial damage to ...

Tropical storm hits Vietnam, casualties feared

2008-11-17T13:44+0100

HANOI (Reuters) - A tropical storm hit central Vietnam on Monday, threatening severe floods, landslides and substantial damage to coffee output from the world's second-largest producer of the crop.

Vietnam braces for tropical storm

2008-11-17T12:50+0100

Vietnam called its fishermen ashore and began evacuating 80,000 people from high-risk areas as a tropical storm churned toward the country's southern coast Monday.

Thousands evacuate as Vietnam braces for storm

2008-11-17T11:54+0100

Vietnam called its fishermen ashore and began evacuating 80,000 people from high-risk areas as a tropical storm churned toward the country's southern coast Monday.

Storm Churns Towards Vietnam; Casualties Feared

2008-11-17T09:19+0100

State forecasters said winds were travelling at up to 88 km per hour (55 mph) at its centre, bringing heavy rain.

Strong Storm To Hit Vietnam`s South

2008-11-17T08:42+0100

State forecasters said winds were travelling at up to 88 km per hour (55 mph) at its centre, bringing heavy rain.

Storm churns towards Vietnam; casualties feared

2008-11-17T08:17+0100

HANOI (Reuters) - A strong tropical storm churned towards southern Vietnam on Monday, threatening a direct hit on the densely populated Mekong Delta and substantial damage to the country's coffee production.

Storm churns towards Vietnam

2008-11-17T08:10+0100

Storm churns towards south Vietnam

2008-11-17T08:10+0100

HANOI (Reuters) - A strong tropical storm churned toward southern Vietnam on Monday, threatening a direct hit on the densely populated Mekong Delta and substantial damage to the country's coffee production.

Storm churns towards south Vietnam (Reuters)

2008-11-17T07:50+0100

Reuters - A strong tropical storm churned toward southern Vietnam on Monday, threatening a direct hit on the densely populated Mekong Delta and substantial damage to the country's coffee production.

Tropical storm threatens southern Vietnam

2008-11-17T06:56+0100

Hanoi - Heavy rains that have caused 12 deaths in Vietnam's southern and central regions are making way for a tropical storm expected to hit the Mekong Delta provinces Tuesday, disaster officials said Monday. Phan Phu Chinh of the Central Committee f...

Storm to hit Vietnam's 2nd biggest coffee province

2008-11-17T06:24+0100

17 Nov 2008 05:12:48 GMT Source: Reuters HANOI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Noul forecast to hit Vietnam's central coast late on Monday will cross Lam Dong, the country's second-largest coffee-growing province, state-run Vietnam ...

Strong storm to hit Vietnam's south, casualties feared

2008-11-17T03:45+0100

HANOI (Reuters) - A strong tropical storm is expected to slam into Vietnam's southern coast late on Monday, the government said, warning of risk to lives and property.

Tropical storm to hit Vietnam

2008-11-17T03:34+0100