Vietnamâs currency issued by the Vietnam State Bank is the Dong (VND). Vietnamese use both coins and paper notes.
Visit PhilippinesRelief.Adcouncil.org for a list of organizations responding to the typhoon. On November 8, 2013. Typhoon Haiyanâknown as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippinesâmade landfall in the central Philippines, bringing strong winds and heavy rains that have resulted in flooding, landslides, and widespread damage.
Gusts are estimated as high as 230 mph. A typhoon becomes a super typhoon when its winds reach 150 mph, the Weather Channel reported. Thousands of people evacuated villages in the central Philippines on Thursday, including 100 coastal communities where forecasters said the storm surge could reach up to 23 feet.