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| Vietnam braced for typhoon's fury | Vietnam braced for typhoon's fury |
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| Vietnam has begun to evacuate more than 180,000 of its citizens ahead of Typhoon Xangsane, which has killed 61 people in the Philippines. | Vietnam has begun to evacuate more than 180,000 of its citizens ahead of Typhoon Xangsane, which has killed 61 people in the Philippines. |
| The typhoon is due to hit central Vietnam early on Sunday. | The typhoon is due to hit central Vietnam early on Sunday. |
| Civil defence agencies say nine of Vietnam's provinces are on alert, with fishing boats called back to port. | Civil defence agencies say nine of Vietnam's provinces are on alert, with fishing boats called back to port. |
| The Vietnamese government was criticised for being slow to react to a typhoon in May, says the BBC's correspondent in Hanoi. | |
| Homes destroyed | Homes destroyed |
| Then, more than 200 fishermen were killed because fishing vessels had not been warned of the approaching storm. | |
| Authorities in central Quang Ngai province said they were evacuating thousands of people inland out of danger. | |
| "The wind is getting stronger and stronger here, we expect the storm to make landfall late tonight or very early tomorrow morning," an official in the city of Danang said. | |
| Vietnam Airlines said it was not allowing any domestic flights to take off. International flights will take alternative routes to avoid the storm. | |
| Typhoon Xangsane, packing winds of up to 130km/h (80 mph), pounded central and northern Philippines earlier this week. | Typhoon Xangsane, packing winds of up to 130km/h (80 mph), pounded central and northern Philippines earlier this week. |
| Hundreds of homes were destroyed, and floods have left many roads and bridges impassable. Dozens of people are still missing. | Hundreds of homes were destroyed, and floods have left many roads and bridges impassable. Dozens of people are still missing. |
| The typhoon was the strongest to hit the capital, Manila, in 11 years, weather officials said. | |
| Government offices and schools in Manila remained closed on Friday as emergency crews worked to fix power lines and clear fallen debris. | Government offices and schools in Manila remained closed on Friday as emergency crews worked to fix power lines and clear fallen debris. |
| Landslides | Landslides |
| Xangsane was "one of the worst devastations that Manila has experienced," the city's Mayor, Lito Atienza, told local radio. | |
| President Gloria Arroyo held an emergency meeting with energy and civil defence officials, and ordered a speedy restoration of basic services. | President Gloria Arroyo held an emergency meeting with energy and civil defence officials, and ordered a speedy restoration of basic services. |
| Some of those killed included a man who fell into a river in central Antique province, and a man hit by a falling tree in Albay province. | |
| Many other people are missing in the town of General Trias where an irrigation dyke collapsed, a local official told the Associated Press news agency. | Many other people are missing in the town of General Trias where an irrigation dyke collapsed, a local official told the Associated Press news agency. |
| More than 60,000 people have reportedly been affected by the aftermath of the typhoon - landslides, floods and wind damage to agriculture and infrastructure. | More than 60,000 people have reportedly been affected by the aftermath of the typhoon - landslides, floods and wind damage to agriculture and infrastructure. |