Killer typhoon Son-Tinh hits Vietnam hard

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UPI Asia - UPI, 10/31/12

HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Typhoon Son-Tinh, after leaving at least 27 dead in the Philippines, caused similar destruction in Vietnam, killing seven more people, authorities said.

Xinhua news agency of China, which also took the brunt of the deadly storm, quoted Vietnam's Central Steering Committee of Flood and Storm Control as saying the death toll from Son-Tinh had risen to seven as of Tuesday, while another five persons remained missing.

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