
A powerful typhoon has struck central Vietnam, causing floods and landslides which have killed at least 31 people and forced 170,000 to flee their homes.
Typhoon Ketsana has already left 246 dead in the Philippines, which it hit as a weaker tropical storm on Saturday.
Although the storm is weakening as it moves inland towards Laos and Cambodia, officials in both countries have warned it could still cause heavy flooding.
In the Philippines, 380,000 people are stranded in temporary relief shelters. read more