Very High Waves Batter Vietnam while the Sea Rises along the Mediterranean

High ocean tides battering Vietnam's southern coast have swept away or damaged dozens of homes and led authorities to evacuate scores of residents. "Very high waves completely destroyed 18 houses and damaged 17 others." The houses collapsed into the sea on Saturday. In total 174 people have been evacuated. Hundreds more homes in the area were threatened by the high sea swells

The level of the Mediterranean Sea is rising rapidly and could increase by up to half a metre in the next 50 years, scientists in Spain have warned.