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Viet Nam: Flood: 2002/09/11 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/09/11
Country or District Viet Nam
Event Type Flood
Outline Nine people, including five children, have drowned in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region in the last three days and more flooding is forecast.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
CNN news 2002/09/13
Dead: 39 people
More than 55,000 people have been evacuated or moved to newly reinforced residential areas.

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CNN news 2002/09/13
Vietnam Mekong floods kill 39

Reuters news 2002/09/13
Vietnam Mekong floods kill 39, thousands displaced

ABC news 2002/09/11
Flooding Kills 30 People in Vietnam

Yahoo asia News 2002/09/11
Floods have submerged the homes of 25,000 families, affecting 125,000 people.Some 52,000 people had been evacuated to higher ground or moved to newly reinforced residential areas.