A woman walks along a muddy road by the Nam Giai River in Que Phong border district in Vietnam's central Nghe An province October 6, 2007. Rising floodwater and landslides triggered by a typhoon have killed 18 people and left 23 missing in northern and central Vietnam, where the lives of thousands are at risk, officials said on Friday
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A man stands on a machinery damaged by flash floods at a construction site on Nam Giai River in Que Phong border district in Vietnam's central Nghe An province October 6, 2007. Rising floodwater and landslides triggered by a typhoon have killed 18 people and left 23 missing in northern and central Vietnam, where the lives of thousands are at risk, officials said on Friday
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(Novum/AP) - Overstromingen en aardverschuivingen in Vietnam als gevolg van tyfoon Lekima hebben zeker 32 levens gekost. Nog zestien mensen worden vermist en meer dan honderd zijn gewond. Dat hebben de autoriteiten zaterdag bekendgemaakt.
Lekima bereikte de kust van Vietnam op woensdag en beschadigde zo'n 77.000 huizen. De schade wordt geschat op 29 miljoen euro.
[Copyright 2007, Novum]