▁ 4 2 ▁years ▁later ▁that ▁another ▁major ▁ty ph oon , ▁Ty ph oon ▁B op ha , ▁made ▁land fall ▁in ▁ ▁sout he astern ▁Mind ana o . ▁ ▁Initial ▁reports ▁from ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁indicated ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 0 ▁homes ▁were ▁destroyed ▁within ▁hours ▁of ▁Kate ' s ▁land fall . ▁Tele communic ation ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁as ▁power ▁lines ▁were ▁fel led ▁by ▁high ▁wind s . ▁Within ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁passage , ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁had ▁reached ▁ 1 3 ▁with ▁ 2 9 ▁others ▁missing ▁and ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁increase . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁the ▁ty ph oon , ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁officials ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁hospital ▁near ▁Da ▁N ang ▁and ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁level ▁of ▁fighting ▁during ▁Kate ' s ▁passage ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lowest ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁as ▁most ▁tact ical ▁bomb ing ▁miss ions ▁were ▁can ce led . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 4   h ours ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁storm ▁affected ▁Vietnam , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁launched ▁ 4 6   air ▁bomb ings , ▁the ▁few est ▁in ▁over ▁two ▁years . ▁Although ▁damage ▁estimates ▁and ▁reports ▁of ▁death s ▁are ▁scar ce ▁out ▁of ▁Vietnam , ▁flo od w aters , ▁considered ▁the ▁worst ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁affected ▁an ▁area ▁nearly ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Da