In photos: Typhoon Nari aftermath

08:10, 16/10/2013

At least 4 died, 69 were injured, and 5 went missing after powerful typhoon Nari tore through Vietnam’s central region on Tuesday.

At least 4 died, 69 were injured, and 5 went missing after powerful typhoon Nari tore through Vietnam’s central region on Tuesday.

Typhoon Nari, the 11th tropical storm to hit Vietnam so far this year, also knocked down scores of trees, ripped roofs off homes and damaged roads.

Da Nang city was the most heavily affected area because it bore the brunt of the typhoon.

A sea wall in Da Nang city is destroyed by typhoon Nari on October 15, 2013. At least 4 dead, 69 injured, and 5 went missing after typhoon Nari tore through Vietnam’s central region on October 15, 2013.

A sea wall in Da Nang city is destroyed by typhoon Nari on October 15, 2013. 

 

Fallen trees and electric power poles, caused by typhoon Nari, lie on Dung Sy Thanh Khe street in Da Nang central city. 

Fallen trees, caused by typhoon Nari, lie on a street in Da Nang central city.

A street in Da Nang looks dirty. 

A man manages to prevent a sheet-metal roof of his home from being flown by strong winds triggered by typhoon Nari on October 15, 2013. 

Advertising boards are damaged by typhoon Nari on October 15, 2013. 

A street in heavy rain in Son Tra peninsula based in Da Nang central city on October 15, 2013. 

A worker cleans up a road in Da Nang city on October 16, 2013. 

Lanh and his son in Hai Chau district in Da Nang city collect sheet-metal roofs for sale to earn money to feed their family on October 16, 2013. 

The home of Nguyen Thi Trang completely collapsed because of typhoon Nari. In this photo, Trang and her children sort through the remains of their home on October 16, 2013. 

 

A part of the house of Tran Tinh in Ngu Hanh Son district is destroyed by typhoon Nari. 

 

After typhoon Nari, children collect iron scraps for sale on 2-9 street in Hai Chau district on October 16, 2013. 

 

(Source:TTNews)