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Viet Nam: Flood: 2002/10/09
| Period | 2002/10/09 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Viet Nam |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Floods have killed 116 people, including 104 children, in Vietnam's Mekong Delta provinces.Floods also caused damages estimated at more than 115.4 billionVietnamese dong (VND) (US$7.69 million), |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| ABC news online 2002/10/13 | ||
| Dead: 132 people (in the provinces of An Giang and Dong Thap) |
40,000 houses were submerged and traffic disrupted. |
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| English Eastday.com 2002/10/09 | ||
| Dead: 116 people (including 104 children) |
Floods caused damages estimated at more than 115.4 billionVietnamese dong (VND) (US$7.69 million). | |
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Report/Articles
The Age, Australia 2002/11/14
Severe flooding in Vietnam's southern Mekong Delta region has claimed 170 lives, including those of 151 children, over the past three months, disaster relief officials said
Reuters Alert Net 2002/10/24
World Vision Vietnam responds to Mekong flood disaster
ABC news online 2002/10/13
Vietnam flooding kills 132
English Eastday.com 2002/10/09
Flood death tolls rise to 116 in Vietnam's Mekong delta