The mountain district of Dong Xuan reported the largest number of deaths (30) followed by Tuy An district (20), Song Cau town (13), Tuy Hoa City and Tay Hoa district (2 each).
About 145 boats sank, 413 houses collapsed and 5,540 other were damaged, said local officials.
The death toll might keep rising as violent flood waters made it impossible for rescue workers to reach isolated areas.
The province had moved 4,207 families with more than 16,000 residents to safer zones before the storm made landfall. However, many areas in Tuy An district and Song Cau town have remained cut off.
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Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on November 4 flew to Phu Yen to direct rescue work in flooded communes. He asked the province to mobilize all rescue forces and distribute food and other necessities to isolated villages as early as possible to ensure no one is left hungry.
He also asked local administrations to provide emergency aid to families that lost their relatives and had their houses damaged during the storm.
In the evening of November 3, National Highway No1A which had been blocked by landslides, was open to traffic again. The provincial People’s Committee deployed 10 buses to transport 1,800 train passengers stranded at local railway stations to Dieu Tri railway station in nearby Binh Dinh province.
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