Over 70 dead or missing in Vietnam after typhoon
More than 70 people in Vietnam have been confirmed dead or missing as a result of Typhoon Xangsane, which also injured over 520 people, disaster relief officials said.
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Rescuers had found 69 bodies and two people were still missing since the storm hit central Vietnam last Sunday after killing more than 200 people in the Philippines, said the national committee on flood and storm control on Friday.
Total economic losses in Vietnam have been estimated at more than 620 million dollars with 300,000 houses and nearly 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of crops affected.
The United States Friday said it would give 100,000 dollars to Red Cross agencies to help disaster relief.
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