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Typhoon Xangsane lands
central Vietnam
HANOI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Xangsane started hitting
Vietnam's central region Sunday morning, the country's Central Hydrometeorology
Forecast Center reported. >>>
Vietnam evacuates 180,000 people to
avoid typhoon
HANOI, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has evacuated more
than 180,000 people in its central coastal provinces to avoid typhoon Xangsane
expected to hit the country on Sunday, the Vietnam Television reported Saturday.
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Typhoon Xangsane sets eye on
Vietnam
BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- After trampling the
Philippines, where it left 61 people dead and 69 missing, Typhoon Xangsane has
set its eye on the central Vietnam city of Hue.
Xangsane (Laotian for elephant) was a Category 3 storm on
the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale when it left the Philippines, but has gained
energy and is now a Category 4, packing maximum sustained winds of 213
kilometers per hour (132 miles per hour). >>>
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Typhoon Xangsane to bring rainstorm in
south China, affecting traffic, tourism
HAIKOU, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Xangsane, the 16th
typhoon to affect China this year, looks set to bring high winds and heavy rains
to the southern Hainan Province in the next three days, meteorologists said
Friday. >>>
Typhoon Xangsane kills at least 2 in
Philippines
MANILA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least two persons were
killed on Wednesday as super typhoon Xangsane, locally known as Milenyo, hit the
island province of Antique, some 500 kilometers south of Manila, local
television reports said. >>>
Typhoon Xangsane threatens central
Philippines
MANILA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 3,400 passengers
have been stranded at different ports in Bicol and Eastern Visayas in central
Philippines due to heavy downpour induced by typhoon Xangsane, locally known as
Milenyo, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported Wednesday.
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