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November 11, 2013

Weakened Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in Vietnam
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 11, 2013
Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Vietnam early Monday, uprooting trees and tearing roofs off hundreds of homes, but sparing the country the widespread devastation wrought on the Philippines. The storm has weakened significantly since scything through the Philippines over the weekend, where it is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people as it pulverized towns and villages. But it still packed heavy rains and winds of 75 miles (120 kilometres) per hour as it hit northern Vietnam. The cap ... read more

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