in the southern province of Đồng Nai—a 'hotspot' for dioxin—and Phù Cát Air Base in Bình Định Province, according to U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear. The Vietnamese newspaper Nhân Dân reported in 2012 that the U.S. government was providing $41 million to the project, which aimed to reduce the contamination level in 73,000 m³ of soil by late 2016. Following the end of the war, many refugees fled Vietnam by boat and ship. The number of these "boat people" leaving Vietnam and arriving safely in another country totalled almost 800,000 between 1975 and 1995. Many of the refugees failed to survive the passage, facing danger from pirates, over-crowded boats, and storms. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, between 200,000 and 400,000 boat people died at sea. The boat people's first destinations were the Southeast Asian locations of Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. From refugee camps in Southeast Asia, the great majority of boat people were resettled in more developed countries. Significant numbers resettled in the United States, Canada, Italy, Australia, France, West Germany, and the United Kingdom. Other nations' casualties Cambodian Civil War 275,000–310,000 killed Laotian Civil War 20,000–62,000 killed Military South Korea 5,099 Killed in action 14,232 wounded 4 missing in action Australia 426 killed in action, 74 died of other causes 3,129 wounded 6 missing in action (all accounted for and repatriated) Thailand 351 killed in action 1,358 wounded 200+ captured New Zealand 37 killed in action plus 2 civilians 187 wounded Philippines 9 killed in action 64 wounded Republic of China (Taiwan) 25 killed in action 17 captured People's Republic of China 1,446 killed in action Soviet Union ~16 deaths, including 4 killed in action North Korea ~14 pilots killed Notes References External links National Archives AAD Searchable database. The Vietnam Center and Archive. Texas Tech University. Vietnamese Casualties During the American war People of the Vietnam War