In this photo taken on Thursday afternoon, a part of Quynh Luu District in Nghe An is inundated.
Storm Noru, one of the most powerful storms to hit Vietnam in two decades and which made landfall over the central region on Wednesday with winds of 133 kph, brought rainfall of 200-470 mm on Wednesday and Thursday, with Nghe An receiving most of the rains.
A trailer truck carries people and vehicles through a flooded spot in Quynh Luu District.
Quynh Luu is the locality hit hardest, with more than 5,500 houses submerged in floodwaters.
Thuy, the owner of this flooded house, said: "The rain poured all night and we could not get any sleep. The floodwater rose very quickly since dawn Thursday and our house is now under half a meter of water."
Nguyen Ngoc Tan and his wife place their refrigerator on a raised place after their house was flooded on Thursday afternoon.
An elderly woman is helped out of her flooded house in Quynh Luu's Quynh Yen Commune.
So far rescuers have evacuated several hundred people from flooded homes.
According to the district authorities, the flood situation is worsened by the rapidly rising tide and blockages in some places due to construction of the North-South Expressway.
Thanh Chuong District received more than 300 mm of rain on Wednesday and Thursday.
More than 500 houses are flooded, with some areas submerged in 2 m of water.
People hold hands as the water flows fast in a flooded section.
By Thursday night it was confirmed that two people were dead and one was missing in Nghe An.
A house in Thanh My Commune is under more than 1 m of water on Thursday.
Heavy rains are set to continue until Friday night, with 50-100 mm of rainfall expected, and over 150 mm in some places.
Due to Storm Noru's impacts, at least 62 people have been injured in Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces, 160 houses were destroyed and over 3,300 houses have been damaged.
Around 5,300 ha of crops and 3,000 ha of aquaculture have also been damaged, and 5,300 trees were uprooted. Livestock and poultry died in the thousands and many roads were swept away.
An area of Xuan Lam Commune in Nghi Xuan District of Ha Tinh Province that borders Nghe An is flooded by more than half a meter.
Quynh Luu District of Nghe An Province submerged in floodwaters.
