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Vietnam flood toll rises to 98
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 The number of people killed by floods in central Vietnam rose to 98 Thursday, as rescuers ferried emergency aid by helicopter to coastal regions battered by Tropical Storm Mirinae, officials said. A further 20 people were listed as missing after the storm struck on Monday bringing the worst floods in decades to some areas, the national flood and storm control committee said. Most of the dead were from the country's easternmost province of Phu Yen, with fatalities also reported in three other coastal provinces and the inland province of Gia Lai. State television showed helicopters delivering aid, including food, drinking water and blankets, in Phu Yen province, where flooding had cut off road access for rescuers. The national disaster committee said the flooding in Phu Yen was the most devastating to hit the province in 30 years after dykes in the province were overwhelmed. More than 50,000 people had been evacuated before the storm, which battered the Philippines as a typhoon at the weekend. It was downgraded to a tropical depression and made landfall in Vietnam late on Monday. Mirinae destroyed more than 1,100 homes and damaged more than 59,000 others in Vietnam, while floodwaters covered 300,000 hectares (750,000 acres) of farmland, according to the national disaster committee. Vietnamese authorities have given a preliminary estimate of the damage at around 55 million dollars. Mirinae also killed two people in Vietnam's neighbour Cambodia and left 27 people dead in the Philippines, where thousands are still living in evacuation centres after a series of deadly storms this typhoon season. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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At least 90 die in Vietnam floods: officialsHanoi (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 At least 90 people have been killed in flooding in central Vietnam sparked by Tropical Storm Mirinae, which slammed into the country after pummelling the Philippines, officials said Wednesday. A further 22 people were reported missing after the storm struck on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, according to regional officials who asked not to be named and local reports. Television ... read more |
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