Tropical Storm Mindulle came ashore in central Vietnam on August 24 and caused heavy losses for the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
Tropical Storm Mindulle caused flood in Ha Tinh city.

Tropical storm Mindulle blew off roofs in north-central Vietnam on August 24, after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from vulnerable coastal villages.

Weather forecasters said Mindulle strengthened as it moved across the South China Sea packing winds of 117 kilometers per hour (73 mph). The third tropical storm of the year made landfall Tuesday afternoon in Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces.

Disaster official Nguyen Huu Nhung of Nghe An said strong winds knocked down many trees and blew off roofs of houses in the city of Vinh, the capital of the province. An estimated 74,000 people live in the high-risk coastal areas evacuated before the storm, he said.

In Ha Tinh province, south of Nghe An, officials said more than 14,000 people from coastal villages had been evacuated.

According to initial statistics, at least four people died and dozens were injured in the storm. Thousands of houses lost roofs and many places in north Vietnam were flooded.

The Xuan Hoi fishing port in Ha Tinh province after the storm left.

Heavy rain in Ha Tinh

Cua Lo beach, Nghe An province

Trees collapsed in Vinh city, Nghe An province

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