27 dead as Typhoon Damrey batters Vietnam At least 27 people have died and nearly two dozen are missing after Typhoon Damrey barrelled into Vietnam, authorities said Sunday, damaging tens of thousands of homes and submerging highways days before the country welcomes world leaders to the APEC summit. The storm made landfall on Saturday. IMAGES from Phu Yen Province on SaturdayREFILES WITH UPDATED LEDE, HEADLINE AND AFP TEXT STORY