Tuy HOA - Typhoon Lingling killed at least 16 people, injured dozens and left more than 12,000 homeless in central Vietnam yesterday after killing hundreds in the Philippines last week, officials said.
Making landfall in Vietnam early yesterday, Lingling brought winds gusting up to 133 kph and torrential rain to seven provinces from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa, 500 km to the south.
Disaster management officials said the typhoon flattened 2,456 houses - homes to more than 12,000 people - and damaged 3,281 others. At least 167 docked fishing vessels were damaged or sunk.