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Typhoon strikes Vietnam; toll at 76 in Philippines.

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DANANG, Vietnam (XFN-ASIA) - Typhoon Xangsane hit central Vietnam today, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and cutting electricity and many telephone lines after killing scores of people in the Philippines.

Six people died and 51 people were injured in four provinces, according to the first reports released by the Vietnamese rescue operation.

Strong winds uprooted trees and destroyed roofs in the central city of Danang, where the Han river broke its banks for several hours, an Agence France-Presse journalist witnessed.

Air and train travel across the country was disrupted.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said the authorities had evacuated around 300,000 people ahead of the storm, which dumped heavy rains on several ...

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