Rosemarie Francisco
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/ 29 September 2006

Typhoon Xangsane heads for Vietnam

Typhoon Xangsane churned towards Vietnam on Friday after killing 31 people in the Philippines, injuring hundreds and leaving a trail of widespread destruction. In Manila, the stock exchange, currency market, schools and government offices remained closed for a second day as a huge mopping-up operation began. Slightly more than half of the main island of Luzon was still without power.