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Viet Nam:Typhoon:2009/09/29

Duration	2009/09/29	A powerful typhoon slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday (29 September 2009) , killing 32 people and flooding towns and villages along the country's long coastline.
Country or District	Viet Nam
Name	Typhoon

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Report/Articles Government of Vietnam 2009/10/03 Unfortunately, casualties have increased to 162. 14 people are still missing and 616 people have been injured. Reuters AlertNet 2009/10/01 State media in Vietnam said 85 people had died and 12 were missing after typhoon Ketsana swept through the country late on Tuesday. The government initially estimated damages in five of 12 affected provinces at more than $120 million. Government of Vietnam 2009/09/30 Until 6.00 AM this morning (30 September 2009), 38 people were killed, ten missing and 81 wounded; nearly 5,800 houses collapsed or swept away; more than 26,000 hectares of crops are under deep water. Reuters AlertNet 2009/09/29 Around 170,000 people were evacuated before the typhoon made landfall.

Geographycal Data Information OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/30 Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) (as of 30 September 2009)

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Pictures International Charter/ UNOSAT 2009/10/01 Ketsana-09 Affected Areas in Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam (as of 01 October 2009)