Rescuers rush to aid Vietnam towns after typhoon leaves 17 dead (AFP)

People collect wood for cooking next to flooded houses on the banks of the Ma river.  Floods in central Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Lekima have killed at least 17 people, state television and officials reported late Friday as rescuers struggled to reach communities submerged by the heavy rains.(AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Floods in central Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Lekima have killed at least 17 people, state television and officials reported late Friday as rescuers struggled to reach communities submerged by the heavy rains.