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Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visits an area devastated by Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam's central city of Hoi An
01 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (C) visits an area devastated by Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam's central city of Hoi An October 1, 2009. Millions of people were battling on Thursday to cope with the aftermath of a typhoon that cut a destructive path through parts of Southeast Asia, killing 400, as a stronger storm emerged off the Philippines. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM DISASTER ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)
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