The Sydney Morning Herald | Dec 26, 2017 | Vietnam evacuates thousands as Typhoon Tembin nears | .. Philippines storm: at least 200 dead - more than 200 people were killed in flash floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Tembin in the southern Philippines .. | Blogger: Lots of blessings and prayers go out to Philippines and Vietnam to ease off this Typhoon's extreme devastating path... 🙏 |

Hanoi: Hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam's Mekong Delta were evacuated as the region braced for the arrival of Typhoon Tembin after the storm left scores of people dead in the Philippines.

Weather forecasters were expecting the delta's southern tip to be in Tembin's path, and expected Monday night's heavy rain and strong winds starting to cause serious damage in the vulnerable region, where facilities are not built to cope with such severe weather.....[READ MORE]