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Viet Nam: Flood: 1998/11-12 Country Information on DRR

Period 1998/11-12
Country or District Viet Nam
Event Type Flood
Outline Floods by heavy rains in mid October caused severe damage in coastal central Vietnam. On 16 Dec.typhoon Gil struck coastal central Vietnam. Typhoon Faith exercised an overwhelming in the Philippines caused more damage in Vietnam.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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