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2009 Southeast Asia Typhoon

When Tropical Storm Ketsana swept through the Philippines and, gaining in strength, struck Vietnam as a full-scale typhoon, it caused massive flooding, destruction, and displacement before moving inland to Cambodia and Laos.

Hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes as storms lashed Southeast Asia in late September. Oxfam has rushed aid to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia in response to the emergency.

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Rebuilding lives after Typhoon Ketsana

Rebuilding lives after Typhoon Ketsana

Thach You, like thousands of others in Cambodia, is struggling to keep a roof over her family's head and find enough food for her children following a season of devastating floods.

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