Molave death toll rises to 35

Picking up the pieces: A woman clearing debris from her house in Quang Ngai province after it was damaged by Typhoon Molave. — AFP

TYPHOON Molave set off landslides that killed at least 19 people and left 45 missing in central Vietnam, where ferocious winds and rain blew away roofs and knocked out power in a region of 1.7 million residents, state media said.

The casualties from the landslides yesterday brought the overall death toll from the storm to at least 35, including 12 fishermen whose boats sank on Wednesday as the typhoon approached with winds of up to 150kph.