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Makeshift kitchens stave off hunger for thousands in central Vietnam flood zone

Makeshift kitchens stave off hunger for thousands in central Vietnam flood zone

Beneath a hastily stretched tarp at a flooded petrol station, a volunteer kitchen run by Nguyen Khac Chung and his team has been working around the clock.
Hungry and cold on rooftops as floods sink central Vietnam

Hungry and cold on rooftops as floods sink central Vietnam

Flood victims stuck on roofs in central Vietnam await rescue

Flood victims stuck on roofs in central Vietnam await rescue

Airport shuts down as floods submerge runway in central Vietnam

Airport shuts down as floods submerge runway in central Vietnam

Tuy Hoa Airport in Dak Lak Province in central Vietnam has been forced to halt all operations from 10 a.m. to midnight on Nov. 20 after floodwaters submerged parts of the runway and wiped out the airport's electrical system.
November 20, 2025 | 12:59 am PT
Rescue teams race to save thousands as floods swamp central Vietnam

Rescue teams race to save thousands as floods swamp central Vietnam

Floodwaters swept through central Vietnam overnight on Nov. 19, submerging homes and cutting off roads as rescue teams raced to evacuate thousands in Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa provinces.
November 19, 2025 | 11:07 pm PT
Hoi An floods for 3rd time in 3 weeks

Hoi An floods for 3rd time in 3 weeks

Hoi An ancient town was submerged for a third time in three weeks on Tuesday, when many streets were under 1.5 m of water, requiring evacuations, disrupting tourism and damaging heritage sites.
November 18, 2025 | 08:12 pm PT
Floods, landslides leave 14 dead or missing in central Vietnam

Floods, landslides leave 14 dead or missing in central Vietnam

Floods triggered by torrential rains and landslides from Nov. 16 have battered the central region, leaving at least 14 people dead or missing, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
November 18, 2025 | 06:28 pm PT
Heavy rain floods rail lines in central Vietnam, 800 passengers stranded

Heavy rain floods rail lines in central Vietnam, 800 passengers stranded

Flooding caused by heavy rains in Khanh Hoa Province shut down railway tracks near Nha Trang beach town on Sunday evening, temporarily halting multiple trains and stranding over 800 passengers.
November 16, 2025 | 10:01 pm PT
Flooding topples section of Hue Citadel wall

Flooding topples section of Hue Citadel wall

A 15-meter section of the wall surrounding the Hue Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back to the early 19th century, collapsed on Sunday evening after days of relentless torrential rain and pervasive flooding throughout central Vietnam.
November 4, 2025 | 02:00 am PT
Hoi An ancient town in chaos after historic floods

Hoi An ancient town in chaos after historic floods

Floodwaters receded in Hoi An’s ancient town Friday, leaving thick mud and trash across houses and streets as residents rushed to clean up.
October 31, 2025 | 12:03 am PT
Flooding in Hue, Da Nang to persist until Sunday

Flooding in Hue, Da Nang to persist until Sunday

Floodwaters in Hue and Da Nang have begun to recede as river levels fall, but widespread inundation may continue for another one to two days, meteorologists said.
October 30, 2025 | 06:50 pm PT
Over 1,000 mm rainfall in Hue shatters Vietnam's all-time record, sends ravaging floods across region

Over 1,000 mm rainfall in Hue shatters Vietnam's all-time record, sends ravaging floods across region

Rainfall in the central city of Hue reached 1,085.8 mm in 24 hours until 11 p.m. Monday, marking the highest volume of rainfall ever recorded in Vietnam, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
October 27, 2025 | 06:34 pm PT
Tourists in Hoi An keep calm and carry on through knee-deep floodwaters

Tourists in Hoi An keep calm and carry on through knee-deep floodwaters

Knee-deep water following Storm Fengshen rainfall turned Hoi An’s old streets into shimmering canals and closed down shops, yet visitors carried on, cameras and coffee cups in hand.
October 22, 2025 | 11:52 pm PT
5,000 evacuated from Da Nang's flood zones

5,000 evacuated from Da Nang's flood zones

Military and police task forces evacuated 5,000 residents in Da Nang City's Lien Chieu District on Friday night as flood waters inundated their houses.
October 13, 2023 | 07:45 pm PT
Floods submerge thousands of homes in central Vietnam

Floods submerge thousands of homes in central Vietnam

Thousands of houses in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces have been left inundated, prompting locals to commute by boat Tuesday.
October 11, 2022 | 01:00 am PT
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