Typhoon Damrey hits Vietnam

The 16 died on the Chinese island of Hainan as the typhoon plowed across early on Monday, most of them when buildings collapsed or trees were felled by powerful winds which left economic damage estimated at 10 billion yuan

One person was killed in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province, where the typhoon landed on Tuesday, while trying to tie down the roof of a house, the state-run Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper said.

Vietnam had worked frantically as the typhoon approached to evacuate as many people as possible and deployed small armies to shore up the sea dykes.