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Thousands evacuated as storm nears Vietnam
World Vision staff in the path of Typhoon Ketsana-which is now sweeping through central Vietnam-report thousands of people have been evacuated to safety amidst warnings of flooding. The organization...
World Vision staff respond as eye of typhoon sweeps coastal Vietnam
Humanitarian agency staff based in the path of massive typhoon Ketsana - which is now sweeping through central Vietnam - reported thousands of people have been evacuated to safety amidst reports of...
Viet Nam: World Vision initiates relief efforts to help typhoon victims
by Khuat Quang Hung - Communications World Vision Vietnam has committed to provide an initial relief effort to families suffering from Typhoon Xangsane, which swept through central Vietnam last...
Viet Nam: Thousands homeless after typhoon Xangsane
World Vision Vietnam Communications World Vision has declared an emergency response to the powerful typhoon Xangsane. The typhoon struck Viet Nam's central region on 1 October, leaving tens of...
Vietnam: The reality of the An Giang floods
Travelling in a car to An Giang located in the flooded Mekong Delta I was reading a copy of an Australian magazine. The feature article was about the Bali terrorist attack and there was another about...
World Vision Vietnam responds to Mekong flood disaster
World Vision's relief officer has met with An Giang Red Cross to discuss a plan to assist the flood victims in the Mekong Delta's An Giang province. Floodwaters in the Mekong Delta had reportedly...
Urgent assistance needed for children affected by Mekong Delta flooding
by David Purnell and Tran Thu Huyen Despite the lesser severity of this year's floods in the Mekong Delta compared to last year, their impact on the poor and vulnerable has been just as harsh,...
Preventing children from drowning in Vietnam
By Tran Thu Huyen, World Vision Vietnam Communications Monsoon downpours are compounding floods in central and southern Vietnam, where more than 700,000 people have already been left homeless. Water...
Viet Nam: Providing School Supplies To Children In Flood Stricken Areas
Reported by Linda Dorman, World Vision. With the flood water almost completely receded, World Vision staff are now able to reach most areas of Central Vietnam which were deluged by floods at the...
Flood relief to Vietnam
Reported by Linda Dorman, World Vision. The power went off, and we had to look for pieces of candle; when the water supply had submerged in the flood, we went to the top of the roof to fetch water,...
World Vision Responds to Typhoon Linda
On 2 November, Typhoon Linda struck 12 southern provinces of Vietnam, with CaMau and Kien Giang the most severely affected. Over 245 people are reported dead and over 1,260 still missing. Over...
Typhoon Linda Slams into Southern Vietnam
More than 100 people have died and over 1000 are feared missing after Typhoon Linda (Storm 5) slammed into southern Vietnam on 3 November. The typhoon with high velocity wind, raised 15 meters high...