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Residents look out from their partially submerged house caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam's central city of Hoi An
30 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Residents look out from their partially submerged house caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam's central city of Hoi An September 30, 2009. Vietnam's central provinces battled the biggest floods in decades on Wednesday caused by a powerful typhoon that swept into the country after wreaking havoc in the Philippines. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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Residents look out from their partially submerged house caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam's central city of Hoi An September 30, 2009. Vietnam's central provinces battled the biggest floods in decades ...


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