Typhoons and tropical storms kill dozens of people each year in Vietnam. Here is a chronology of recent major disasters:
2009
– September 29: Typhoon Ketsana strikes south of Danang, killing at least 38 people and leaving 10 missing
2008
– September: Typhoon Hagupit kills at least 41 people in northern Vietnam
2007
– October: At least 58 die when Typhoon Lekima hits northern and central Vietnam
2006
– December: Tropical Storm Durian kills at least 70 in the country's south
– October: Typhoon Xangsane leaves more than 70 dead in central Vietnam
– May: Typhoon Chanchu kills 21 Vietnamese fishermen while 220 of their countrymen are missing and presumed dead in waters off Taiwan and China
2005
– September: In northern Vietnam, Typhoon Damrey kills 63 people
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