Hanoi, Oct. 12 -- Heavy rains and flooding triggered by Storm Matmo, the 11th to hit the East Sea this year, had damaged 1,577 houses and inundated 10,267 others as of 5pm on October 11, causing total losses of about 7.05 trillion VND (over 267 million USD), reported the Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. Thai Nguyen province is the hardest-hit locality with losses valued at 4 trillion VND, followed by Cao Bang with 2 trillion VND and Lang Son with 1.05 trillion VND, the authority said. Post-storm floods left 18 people dead or missing and injured 15 others. Around 34,388 ha of rice and other crops were submerged while 13,054 head of livestock and 701,389 poultry were reported dead or ...