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Death toll in Vietnam floods reaches 23

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HANOI, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - The death toll following floods caused by torrential rain in central Vietnam has reached 23, the country's flood and storm control committee announced on Thursday.

More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from the worst-hit areas, where some 10,000 houses have been flooded and over 500 buildings destroyed.

The national meteorological service said on Wednesday that between 32 centimeters (13 inches) and 98 centimeters (39 inches) of rain had fallen on the area over the past four days.

Previous flooding this month in Vietnam took the lives of at least 11 people.

In early October, Typhoon Lekima claimed the lives of over 100 people, also destroying rice crops estimated at some $186 million.

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