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Six killed in Vietnamese typhoon Toll rises from Vietnam typhoon
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Six people were killed and dozens more injured as Typhoon Xangsane brought high winds and rain to central Vietnam. At least 15 people in Vietnam are now known to have died as a result of Typhoon Xangsane, which buffeted central provinces over the weekend.
The coastal city of Danang was hardest hit, with four people killed and more than 5,500 homes destroyed, according to officials. The coastal city of Danang was hardest hit, with hundreds of people injured and thousands of homes destroyed.
Trees were uprooted and roofs blown off houses, while there was concern for fishermen who did not return to port. The typhoon devastated areas of the Philippines last week, killing at least 76 people and leaving millions without power and clean drinking water.
Xangsane hit central and northern regions of the Philippines earlier this week with winds of 180km/h (110mph). Xangsane has now been downgraded to a tropical storm.
At least 76 people were killed in the country and millions left without power and clean drinking water in and around the capital, Manila.
'Overwhelmed''Overwhelmed'
Four provinces in central Vietnam - Danang, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai - bore the brunt of the storm. Four provinces in central Vietnam - Danang, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai - bore the brunt of the typhoon.
Electricity and telephone lines were cut in many areas, with air and train travel disrupted. "The areas in the typhoon's direct path looked like they were just bombarded by B-52s" Nguyen Ngoc Quang, deputy provincial governor of Quang Nam, told reporters.
The worst of the damage was reported in Danang, where the typhoon hit at around 0900 local time (0200 GMT). Trees were uprooted and roofs blown off houses, while there was concern for fishermen who did not return to port.
Director of the city's public health department Trinh Luong Tran said about 435 people had been injured, mostly by falling debris. Electricity and telephone lines were also cut in many areas, with air and train travel disrupted. The worst of the damage was reported in Danang, where the typhoon hit at around 0900 local time (0200 GMT) on Saturday.
"The patients are everywhere on the corridors," Nguyen Ba Hung of Danang General Hospital told the Associated Press news agency. "We are completely overwhelmed." The cost of damages in Danang alone will amount to $200m, the authorities estimate, with more than 5,000 houses were washed away, 166,000 damaged and 19 vessels sunk.
Flooding was reported in port town of Hoi An, a popular tourist spot, and the Huong River was said to be rising in the former imperial capital of Hue. "When I returned home, there was nothing left," said Danang resident Pham Thi Thanh.
Flooding was also reported in the port town of Hoi An, a popular tourist spot, and the Huong River was said to be rising in the former imperial capital of Hue.
Ahead of the storm, authorities had reinforced sea defences and evacuated abut 200,000 residents from vulnerable central areas.Ahead of the storm, authorities had reinforced sea defences and evacuated abut 200,000 residents from vulnerable central areas.
A meeting is set to take place on Monday to assess the damage. While the typhoon has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, there are still strong risks of landslides and further flooding in the hills.
Financial cost
The typhoon, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, has now passed through Vietnam.
However there are still strong risks of landslides and further flooding in the hills.
The BBC's Bill Hayton in Hanoi says and attention is being turned to the fate of hundreds of fishermen who did not return to port before the storm.
The cost of the damage will be significant in one of the poorest countries in Asia, our correspondent adds.
The authorities are offering financial support but many rural families will have lost their entire livelihoods.
Xangsane caused severe damage in the Philippines, leaving many roads and bridges impassable. Dozens of people are still missing there.Xangsane caused severe damage in the Philippines, leaving many roads and bridges impassable. Dozens of people are still missing there.
The typhoon was the strongest to hit the capital, Manila, in 11 years, weather officials said.The typhoon was the strongest to hit the capital, Manila, in 11 years, weather officials said.