At least 17 people have been killed by floods in Vietnam's central provinces and 13 are still missing, as the country braces for another tropical storm.
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In the next few days the central region should be prepared for another typhoon, Linfa, which is expected to bring more rains and flooding, state broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) reported.
Footage broadcast by VTV showed fishermen being rescued by coastguard and helicopters as strong winds battered the central Vietnamese coast in the province of Quang Tri.
Floods have cut food supplies to thousands of people. Around 31,000 people have been displaced and more than 33,000 houses submerged and damaged by floods, according to a government report.
Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding due to its long coastline.
Natural disasters - predominantly floods and landslides triggered by storms - killed 132 people and injured 207 others in the country last year.
Australian Associated Press