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Viet Nam:Flood:2003/11/14

Duration	2003/11/14	Floods sweeping much of Vietnam in the past two days have killed at least 33 people, blocked traffic on the north-south highway and halted coffee harvesting in the Central Highlands.
Country or District	Viet Nam
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
BBC news 2003/11/15
Dead: about 150 people
OCHA Situation Report No.4 2003/11/14
The casualties and damage by the floods in the past two days are: Ninh Thuan: 9 killed and 10 missing Binh Dinh: 3 killed Phu Yen: 3 killed Khanh Hoa: 3 injured	Binh Dinh:74 houses collapsed Phu Yen:6 boats swept away Khanh Hoa:41 houses collapsed; 4 boats sunk; and railway lines damaged

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Report/Articles BBC news 2003/11/15 Vietnam following devastating floods killed about 50 people. OCHA Situation Report No.4 2003/11/14 The floods have also inundated many areas, causing great damage to infrastructure, boats and transportation. Reuters Alertnet 2003/11/15 Vietnam flood toll hits 50, traffic resumes Nhan Dan News 2003/11/14 Ninh Thuan was worst hit with six deaths, one missing and about 23,000 houses and thousands of hectares of crops submerged in the water Vietnam News Agency 2003/11/14 Torrential rains over the past few days have inundated Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Lam Dong, Binh Dinh and Gia Lai. BBC News 2003/11/14 At least 15 people have been killed and four are missing in floods that have swept central Vietnam in the last two days. Reuters Alertnet 2003/11/14 Vietnam floods kill 33, halt coffee harvest

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