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The 2012 flood and typhoon season, including impact from Typhoon Bolaven, caused 231 deaths and displaced 241,547 people, with 22,730 houses destroyed or damaged and 46,445 houses submerged. A total of 121,998 hectares of farmland and public buildings were damaged or destroyed including railways, roads, bridges and communication networks. (IFRC, 29 Mar 2013)