HANOI: A typhoon that officials said was the most powerful to hit Vietnam in 20 years blew away from the country on Thursday after setting off landslides, sinking boats and knocking out power to at least 1.7 million people. At least 35 people were killed and more than 50 were missing, state media said.
DRUDGE WORK A bulldozer clears mud that buried a village in Quang Nam province, Vietnam during heavy rains on Oct. 29, 2020. Authorities said 35 people have been killed by rains and mudslides in Vietnam during the four-day typhoon assault. AP PHOTO