HANOI: Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Wipha left hundreds of families cut off in villages in central Vietnam on Wednesday (Jul 23), authorities said. Around 12,500 people were evacuated from high risk areas over the weekend,

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.