THANH HOA (Vietnam), Oct 7: At least 67 people were killed or went missing after a typhoon, floods and landslides cut power and closed roads in what officials in two Vietnamese provinces on Sunday described as some of the worst flooding in decades.

Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces in north-central Vietnamwere hit hardest by torrential rains and strong winds in the aftermath of typhoon Lekima, which slammed into several provinces on Wednesday.

“The people need urgent help, the flooding won’t be over for 10 or 15 more days,” Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on Sunday while visiting one of the disaster-struck areas.

Helicopters have dropped dry food supplies such as instant noodles to stranded villagers. Boats also delivered food and other emergency supplies provided by the Red Cross.

Water levels receded in sunny weather.—Reuters