Since early October, the north-central coast and central region in Vietnam have faced storm after storm along with severe flooding and landslides. Statistics from the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority show that as of October 24, 130 died and 18 remained missing. A total of 889,605 people were affected by the storms, 290,000 homes were flooded and damaged and 122,600 people were evacuated. It is estimated that up to 7 million are affected by the aftermaths and 5 million may fall into poverty.
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