Tropical Storm Dianmu has left one dead and injured four others in northern Viet Nam, following its landfall in on Friday afternoon.

Rough seas are seen during the storm in Nam Dinh Province on August 19, 2016. Tuoi Tre

The storm hit Hai Phong City and Thai Binh Province in northern Viet Nam at 2:00 pm, two hours earlier than forecasted.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, strongest winds near the eye of the storm in the two localities reached 60 - 90kph.

The deceased hailed from Sop Cop District in Son La Province, the Control and National Committee for Search and Rescue said Friday.

The tempest also injured 3 in Ha Noi and 1 in Vinh Phuc Province, the rescue center added.

Dianmu has knocked down 11 houses in Quang Ninh Province and submerged 36 buildings in Son La Province. It also unroofed 33 houses in Ha Noi, and Dien Bien and Quang Ninh provinces.

The storm has destroyed 59 hectares of vegetables in Quang Ninh and Son La, and uprooted 135 trees in Ha Noi.

Pham Van Xuyen, Deputy Chairman of Thai Binh People’s Committee, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that no major damages were recorded in the province.

“However, serious consideration should be put into the 5,000 hectares of newly raised rice plants to prevent them from being destroyed,” he added.

In Nam Dinh, most vegetable plantations and fish cages had no major damage, said Bui Si Son, deputy director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(Source: Tuoitrenews)