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Viet Nam: Flood: 2007/08/06 Country Information on DRR

Period 2007/08/06
Country or District Viet Nam
Event Type Flood
Outline Vietnamese rescuers are moving thousands of people to higher ground on Tuesday after a storm dumped heavy rain in the central region, killing 14 people, officials said. Another 15 people were missing.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Reuters AlertNet 2007/08/09
Thousands hungry as floods batter Vietnam, 43 die

CNN.com 2007/08/08
Floods have killed at least 32 people in central Vietnam, displacing thousands and cutting off the north-south railway, officials said on Wednesday.

BBC news 2007/08/06
At least six people have died and thousands have fled their homes after storms brought flash flooding to Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Reuters AlerNet 2007/08/06
Vietnam battles rising floods, death toll hits 14