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Vietnam's annual typhoon toll
Hanoi (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 Typhoons and tropical storms kill dozens of people each year in Vietnam. Here is a chronology of recent major disasters: 2009 - September 29: Typhoon Ketsana strikes south of Danang, killing at least 38 people and leaving 10 missing 2008 - September: Typhoon Hagupit kills at least 41 people in northern Vietnam 2007 - October: At least 58 die when Typhoon Lekima hits northern and central Vietnam 2006 - December: Tropical Storm Durian kills at least 70 in the country's south - October: Typhoon Xangsane leaves more than 70 dead in central Vietnam - May: Typhoon Chanchu kills 21 Vietnamese fishermen while 220 of their countrymen are missing and presumed dead in waters off Taiwan and China 2005 - September: In northern Vietnam, Typhoon Damrey kills 63 people Share This Article With Planet Earth
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