Typhoon lashes Vietnam

Typhoon lashes Vietnam

HANOI (AFP): Tens of thousands of people were left homeless and at least one killed Saturday as Typhoon Usagi lashed Vietnam's north-central coast with high winds and torrential rain, officials said.

In the worst-hit province of Ha Tinh, one person was killed in Ky Anh district and 5,821 homes destroyed, according to preliminary reports. The shack-like dwellings were home to tens of thousands.

Nearly 6,000 hectares of rice paddy field were also ruined, a disaster relief official in the province told AFP, estimating the cost of the damage to be at least two million dollars.