In the first half of the year, 75 people were killed or missing while 48 others were injured during natural disasters. Total economic damages reached VND868.5 billion (US$37.73 million), according to the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disasters. Fifteen thousand hectares of rice and 1,700 ha of industrial plantations also suffered damage, while nearly 9,000 fowl and 17,000 cattle were killed due to natural disasters. Last year, 16 storms and six tropical depressions formed in the East Sea. Of the number, five storms and three tropical depressions hit Vietnam.

Source: VietNamNet News July 30, 2018 05:37 UTC