Typhoon Wutip: Floods in Thailand Kill 23, China Hunts for 58 Missing Fishermen

HANOI, Vietnam -- Chinese airplanes and boats scoured parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday looking for nearly 60 people missing after a tropical storm sank three fishing boats.
In central Vietnam, people repaired homes and dragged away trees that were uprooted when Wutip slammed into the coastline late Monday. Two men were killed when a radio station antenna tower fell on them, Vietnam's disaster agency said. Another man was killed when a wall collapsed. Close to 100,000 homes were damaged.
Chinese authorities say Wutip, which means butterfly in Cantonese, sank three Chinese fishing vessels Sunday in the South China Sea.
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On Monday, 14 people were rescued, leaving 58 still believed to be missing, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. It said 22 boats and four airplanes were combing the area for survivors.
Wutip was the strongest storm to hit Vietnam this year. It had weakened from a typhoon by the time it hit land with sustained winds of 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour, Vietnam's weather center said.
The most powerful Asian storm this year was Super Typhoon Usagi, which caused at least 33 deaths in the Philippines and China in September.
As Wutip's effects moved into Thailand, Thai authorities said Tuesday that floods have killed more than 20 people and affected areas across the country over the past two weeks, though experts say there is little risk of a repeat of the devastation that occurred during record floods two years ago.