> VIETNAM FLOOD TOLL TOPS 500

Helicopters and trucks filled with emergency supplies began pushing further
into devastated parts of central Vietnam on Monday as the death toll from
the region's worst floods in a century hit 527. Forecasters have predicted
better weather for the region over the next few days, although light rain was
expected to fall in some of the worst-hit provinces. Official media on Monday said
water levels were falling but that large numbers of people were still hungry and
in danger of getting sick. -CNN.com (Reuters)