Place: Quang Binh

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Four killed as Typhoon Doksuri blasts central Vietnam

Typhoon Doksuri has slammed into central Vietnam, killing four people and injuring 10 others as heavy rain and strong wind ripped off roofs and knocked over electricity poles.

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One dead and ten injured as almost 300,000 evacuate for Vietnam typhoon

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Death toll rises as floods hit Asia

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Dozens die in Vietnam floods

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Forty dead in Vietnamese ferry sinking

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Typhoon kills at least 55 people in Vietnam

Tropical storm leaves 65 dead

A tropical storm that caused widespread flooding in central Vietnam over the past week has killed 65 people, officials said today.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2007

Two British men sentenced for drug trafficking in Vietnam

A Vietnamese court today sentenced to death four people, including a British citizen of Vietnamese origin, after convicting them of drug trafficking, a court official said.

Sat, 25 Nov, 2006

Bird flu 'could shut down world travel'

International air travel would virtually stop if bird flu triggered a lethal human pandemic in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia’s health minister said today, as Chinese media reported plummeting poultry sales in Beijing and Shanghai.

Sun, 30 Oct, 2005

Vietnamese boy, 5, latest bird flu victim

A five-year-old boy from central Vietnam has become the latest person to contract the bird flu virus that has killed 46 people in the region, health officials said today.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2005

Bodies recovered from Vietnam helicopter crash

Rescuers recovered the bodies of seven Americans and nine Vietnamese who died in a helicopter crash while searching for the remains of US soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War.

Mon, 09 Apr, 2001