Philippines

PAGASA open to constructive criticism
08 October 2006 MANILA, Philippines. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) were not wrong about Milenyo. We’re talking here of the weather, the state of the atmosphere at any given time. It is a moving system which changes every second, every minute, every hour. These are things that should be considered. >>more (Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer).

Accurate weather forecast elusive
08 October 2006 MANILA, Philippines. PAGASA made a forecast that Typhoon Milenyo (international name: Xangsane) would be crossing Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte on the morning of Sept. 28. By afternoon, the typhoon would be 110 km east of Metro Manila, according to Pagasa. >>more (Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer).

Typhoon Xangsane Leaves 76 Dead, 69 Missing in Philippines
01October 2006 MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippine capital and northern farming regions has risen to 76, with 69 others missing in floods and landslides, officials said Sunday. >>more (Source: Fox News).

Thailand

32 dead, 138,000 sick in 43 provinces since August; King donates thousands of relief packages
09 October 2006, Thailand. Flooding has disrupted the lives of almost 1.8 million people since late August with the confirmed death toll rising to 32 as of yesterday, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said. Thousands of relief items donated by His Majesty the King were distributed to flood victims in Chanthaburi with more relief packages scheduled to arrive in Angthong on Wednesday. >>more (Source: The Nation)

Viet Nam

National Disaster Mitigation (NDM) for Central Vietnam Daily Reports
NDM Assessment Report- 10 October 2006 (85kb PDF) NEW
NDM Daily Update - 09 October 2006 (11kb PDF)
NDM Daily Update - 06 October 2006 (14kb PDF)
NDM Daily Update - 05 October 2006 (11kb PDF)

Twenty one feared dead in Vietnam boat accidents caused by
f loods and landslides
08 Oct 2006, HANOI - Twenty one people, 19 of them children, may have died in central Vietnam in two boat accidents, officials and state media said on Sunday. >>more (Source:Reuters)

Typhoon toll rises in Philippines and Vietnam
03 Oct 2006, DANANG, Vietnam - Typhoon Xangsane killed at least 120 people in the Philippines and Vietnam and left tens of thousands homeless, officials said on Tuesday. >>more (Source: Reuters).

Toll rises from Vietnam typhoon
2 October 2006. At least 15 people in Vietnam are now known to have died as a result of Typhoon Xangsane, which buffeted central provinces over the weekend. >>more (Source: BBC News).