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Viet Nam: Typhoon Ketsana situation overview

Situation overview:

- Typhoon Ketsana is not on Vietnamese soil anymore. The eye of the storm is now situated in Laos.

- Still heavy rains and wind to be expected on Wednesday

- 2 provinces have been affected: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Kon Tum, Dac Lac Lam Dong, Gia Lai

- river water has reached record levels in most provinces, but levels have started to reduce.

- Hue: 70% of the area was flooded

Damage:

- Number of people died: 38

- Number of people missing: 10

- Number of people injured: 81

- Houses collapsed: 5.796

- Houses damaged: 52.705

- Schools damaged: 215

See damage report

National response:

- Emergency video-conference meeting was held 29 Sept evening at 8pm, between vice- prime minister and regional offices to discuss the situation and actions to be taken. Regular meetings are taking place in CCFSC.

- military deployment: 10,885 soldiers have been mobilized and more than 500 vehicles

International response:

- World Vision has distributed noodle packs to 700 families

- IFRC restocked supplies of relief items and household kits, and is moving a water treatment plant to central Vietnam to provide clean water after the storm

- after request of the Government, the UNOSAT charter has been activated

- UN PCG10 meeting was held and discussed rapid assessment, stocktaking and how best to support the Government of Vietnam

- WASH and Health cluster have been pre-activated

- The Disaster Management Working Group (DMWG) will hold a special meeting on rapid assessment Sept. 30, 10 a.m., at the NGO Resource center

(DMC)