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        <h2>Disaster Damage and Impact Assessment</h2>
        <strong>Severe flooding affected the southern provinces of Vietnam, causing extensive damage and loss:</strong><ul><li>96 casualties reported as of October 24, 1996</li><li>Over 600,000 houses submerged, with 56,000 damaged and 1,560 collapsed</li><li>30,000 households evacuated</li><li>Loss of 80,000 hectares of rice crops and damage to fruit tree gardens and fish/shrimp ponds</li><li>589,000 heads of livestock/poultry lost</li><li>Extensive damage to river dikes, earth canal embankments, and infrastructure, including 840 km of national transportation routes</li></ul>
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        <h2>How to Self-Rescue and Seek Help</h2>
        During severe floods, it is crucial to evacuate to higher ground immediately. Follow local government evacuation orders and move to designated shelters. Avoid walking or driving through floodwaters, as they can be deeper and faster-moving than they appear. If trapped, seek help by signaling from a high point and call emergency services. Store clean water and dry food supplies, and keep a first aid kit handy.
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        <h2>Emergency Kit Preparation Tips</h2>
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        Prepare an emergency kit with essentials such as:<ul><li>Water (at least one gallon per person per day for at least three days)</li><li>Non-perishable food (at least a three-day supply)</li><li>Battery-powered or hand-crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio</li><li>Flashlight and extra batteries</li><li>First aid kit</li><li>Manual can opener for food</li><li>Local maps</li></ul>
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Severe flooding from the Mekong River in Vietnam in October 1996 caused extensive damage, loss of life, and displacement affecting multiple provinces.

Devastating 1996 Mekong River Floods in Vietnam

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In late August 1996, heavy rains in the upper catchment areas of the Mekong River in Lao PDR and Cambodia triggered high water levels downstream in Vietnam. By early October, the Vietnamese government’s hydro-meteorological services reported rapidly rising water levels, predicting a possible crest between October 7 and 17. The ensuing floods caused significant loss of life and damage in the southern provinces, as well as prompting emergency measures for flood control and damage reduction.

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