Vietnam braced for tropical storm
By Judy Harry,WNS Indo-China Correspondent
HANOI - Thousands of people in Vietnam have been told to leave their homes ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Durian. The storm, which has been downgraded from a typhoon, is due to make landfall in central Vietnam. In Khanh Hoa, nearly 14,000 people have been moved from their homes and another 10,000 ordered to leave, the Associated Press news agency reported. Ships were being called back to shore, although two fishermen were reported to have died after their boats sank while they were seeking shelter. Another 6,000 people have been evacuated from neighbouring provinces Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen, but Ninh Thuan Governor Hoang Thi Ut Lan said some of those ordered out had returned home. "Many people who were moved have decided to go back to their houses because it's still sunny," she told AP. "It is really a problem for us now."
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