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Viet Nam: Typhoon: 1998/11 Country Information on DRR

Period 1998/11
Country or District Viet Nam
Event Type Typhoon
Outline A low-pressure front in the south of the South China Sea developed into typhoon Dawn on 19 November 1998. The wind velocity reached 8 to 9 of the Beaufort scale.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/11/24
*As of 23 November, 102 people were reported killed, 14 injured and 2 missing. *416,428 houses were damaged and 1,321 destroyed. *The economic loss is estimated at more than USD 18 million.
Govt. Viet Nam Preliminary Report on Typhoon Dawn
People killed: 87
People injured: 8
People missing: 4
Houses flooded: 381,509
Houses collapsed: 608
Houses damaged: 1,128

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Report/Articles

OCHA Situation Report No. 6 - 01 December 1998
The snow level is 1-3 cm in the valleys and up to 13 cm in the mountain areas. The water levels in the rivers are decreasing.

Govt. Viet Nam Preliminary Report on Typhoon Dawn

OCHA Situation Report No. 8 - 01 December 1998
The Government has purchased 110 apartments for the displaced people.

UNDP Disaster Management Unit /Viet Nam

Relief Web

OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/11/24

CNN News Nov.12

Geographycal Data

UNDP DMU

[ERI Emergency Relief Information]


OCHA account No. CO-590.160.1 at the UBS AG, PO Box 2770, CH-1211 Geneva 2, with reference: OCHA - Ukraine - Floods.