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14:19, 10-Nov-2017
China to provide emergency aid to flood-hit Vietnam
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China has offered to help the Vietnamese government with its rescue efforts and relief work after Typhoon Damrey caused huge losses to the country, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday.
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Typhoon Damrey struck southern and central regions of Vietnam on November 4, triggering mudslides and flooding.
Damrey has claimed 106 lives, left 25 people missing and injured 197 others in Vietnam, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said Friday morning.
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The typhoon has destroyed over 2,000 houses, damaged nearly 120,000 others, sank 1,231 cargo and fishing ships and boats, and killed more than 43,300 poultry and cattle, according to the committee.
The Chinese government has initiated an emergency humanitarian aid mechanism and will provide emergency supplies as soon as possible, according to MOC's online statement.
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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Week opened on Sunday in Da Nang. To avoid flooding around the city, which will host Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin among the APEC leaders, local authorities released water from seven dangerously full reservoirs on Tuesday.