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Canoe crew saves over 100 residents stranded by floods in central Vietnam

Canoe crew saves over 100 residents stranded by floods in central Vietnam

Truong Minh Khoa and his rescue team deployed four canoes to reach households across Ham Thuan Bac District in Lam Dong Province, evacuating more than 100 people, including an elderly couple who spent the night on their rooftop.
Aerial view shows flood-hit central Vietnam commune with 1,000 homes underwater

Aerial view shows flood-hit central Vietnam commune with 1,000 homes underwater

Floods inundate central Vietnam

Floods inundate central Vietnam

Nearly $16M in global aid flows to Vietnam after historic floods

Nearly $16M in global aid flows to Vietnam after historic floods

Amid the devastating impacts from the recent floods and successive natural disasters, Vietnam has received financial assistance along with essential goods and equipment valued at nearly US$16 million from foreign governments and international organizations.
November 27, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
World's second-heaviest 24-hour rainfall recorded in Hue as floods devastate central Vietnam

World's second-heaviest 24-hour rainfall recorded in Hue as floods devastate central Vietnam

Rainfall at Bach Ma peak in Hue has reached a staggering 1,739 millimeters in 24 hours, the highest ever recorded in Vietnam and the second-largest daily total in the world, behind only a 1966 record in the Indian Ocean.
October 29, 2025 | 12:01 am PT
Floods submerge central Vietnam

Floods submerge central Vietnam

Floods from Hue to Quang Ngai Province left houses underwater, swept away bridges, stranded residents, and disrupted traffic across the central region.
October 27, 2025 | 04:54 am PT
Car with 5 swept away by floodwaters after following Google Maps directions

Car with 5 swept away by floodwaters after following Google Maps directions

A car carrying three adults and two small children was swept away by floodwaters in Vietnam's northern Tuyen Quang Province on Monday night after following Google Maps directions into a submerged area.
June 23, 2025 | 08:02 pm PT
Thailand's flooding damage reaches $800M

Thailand's flooding damage reaches $800M

The flooding in northern Thailand has been the most severe in the past 80 years and impacted the economy by as much as THB27 billion (US$811.9 million), the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has reported.
September 17, 2024 | 02:00 am PT
Northern supermarkets boost purchases from south as typhoon destroys crops

Northern supermarkets boost purchases from south as typhoon destroys crops

Supermarkets in northern Vietnam are exponentially increasing their purchase of agriculture produce from the central and southern regions after northern crops were damaged by floods caused by typhoon Yagi.
September 10, 2024 | 07:10 pm PT
Flood damage would double without coral reefs: study

Flood damage would double without coral reefs: study

Vietnam is among countries that would become significantly more vulnerable to flooding with coral erosion.
June 12, 2018 | 06:21 pm PT
 
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