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Viet Nam: Flood: 2016/10/13 Country Information on DRR

Period 2016/10/13
Country or District Viet Nam
Event Type Flood
Outline At least 21 people have been killed by floods in four central provinces of Vietnam in the past week and eight are still missing.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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ECHO 2016/10/17
Heavy rainfall by the remnants of Tropical Cyclone AERE that affected the country on 13-14 October as well as by the NW Monsoon has caused extended flooding in central Vietnam. As of 16 October local media reported 24 people killed and nine missing

Reuters 2016/10/16
Around 500,000 people have been displaced and more than 100,000 houses submerged and damaged by floods, according to a government report.