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Viet Nam:Typhoon:2001/11/12

Duration	2001/11/12	The strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in 15 years has killed at least two people, destroyed houses and uprooted trees on Monday after killing hundreds in the neighboring Philippines, local officials said.
Country or District	Viet Nam
Name	Typhoon

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OCHA Situation Report 2001/11/13
Dead: 20 persons Injured: 83 people Evacuated: 562 families	Destroyed: 2,636 houses Damaged: 12,000 houses Close to 30,000 ha of rice paddy and other crops have been ruined. Some 145 boats have reportedly been washed away.	Approximately 650 schools have been destroyed or damaged.

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Report/Articles yahoo!news 2001/11/13 Typhoon Death Toll Climbs to 20 and caused serious damage which estimated $25 million OCHA Situation Report 2001/11/13 Situation of the Damage Yahoo asia News 2001/11/13 Typhoon kills 20 and leaves 13,000 homeless in Vietnam Reuters News 2001/11/12 Typhoon kills 15 in Vietnam, 12,000 homeless CNN News 2001/11/13 Vietnam typhoon death toll climbs yahoo!news 2001/11/12 Typhoon Lingling kills 10 in Vietnam CNN News 2001/11/12 Typhoon lashes Vietnam, kills 2. BBC News 2001/11/12 Typhoon Lingling sweeps into Vietnam

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