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Which Southeast Asian country is home to the world's fastest-sinking city?

Which Southeast Asian country is home to the world's fastest-sinking city?

This city is sinking by up to 25 centimeters a year, faster than anywhere else on Earth.
Tourists lift their feet and beers as Bui Vien walking street goes underwater in Ho Chi Minh City

Tourists lift their feet and beers as Bui Vien walking street goes underwater in Ho Chi Minh City

Phu Quoc streets vanish underwater after heaviest rain in 25 years floods tourist island

Phu Quoc streets vanish underwater after heaviest rain in 25 years floods tourist island

Vietnamese city overwhelmed by flooding as outdated drainage system falters

Vietnamese city overwhelmed by flooding as outdated drainage system falters

Four hours of relentless rain and a rising tide left large parts of Hai Phong under water on Tuesday morning, with floodwaters reaching up to half a meter deep.
October 13, 2025 | 10:04 pm PT
Soaked but steadfast: Hanoi residents battle floods to keep working

Soaked but steadfast: Hanoi residents battle floods to keep working

Quang Thanh, 38, of Thanh Xuan Ward in Hanoi, put on his raincoat and took his motorbike out of the house in a rumbling thunderstorm at 6.30 a..m on Tuesday.
October 8, 2025 | 08:09 pm PT
Two floods in one month, and Hanoi still has no answers

Two floods in one month, and Hanoi still has no answers

The night before heavy rains caused widespread flooding in Hanoi on Tuesday, my son asked, 'Any announcement, Dad?' He hoped school would be canceled. I searched too, for warnings from Hanoi's authorities, but found nothing.
October 2, 2025 | 12:13 am PT
Heavy rains flood Hanoi, disrupting traffic

Heavy rains flood Hanoi, disrupting traffic

Hanoi experienced severe flooding on Tuesday after heavy rainfall in the wake of Storm Bualoi, causing major traffic disruptions.
September 29, 2025 | 06:00 pm PT
Da Nang streets flood, traffic stalls as Typhoon Bualoi triggers heavy rains

Da Nang streets flood, traffic stalls as Typhoon Bualoi triggers heavy rains

Hours of heavy rain left many downtown Da Nang streets under half a meter of water on Saturday, snarling traffic and stalling scores of vehicles.
September 27, 2025 | 03:37 am PT
Trees uprooted, traffic stalled as heavy rains flood Hanoi streets in Typhoon Kajiki's wake

Trees uprooted, traffic stalled as heavy rains flood Hanoi streets in Typhoon Kajiki's wake

Heavy rains triggered by Typhoon Kajiki flooded many streets across Hanoi on Tuesday morning, uprooting trees and sending the city traffic into chaos.
August 25, 2025 | 04:48 pm PT
HCMC's expat hub Thao Dien flooded after heavy rain

HCMC's expat hub Thao Dien flooded after heavy rain

Several streets, alleys, and homes in Thao Dien Ward, home to the largest expat community in HCMC, and other neighborhoods were inundated with waist-high water following a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday afternoon.
October 8, 2024 | 06:01 am PT
Humans increasingly settling in high-risk flood zones, study warns

Humans increasingly settling in high-risk flood zones, study warns

Humans are increasingly settling in areas highly exposed to dangerous flooding, particularly in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, a study warned Wednesday.
October 4, 2023 | 11:18 pm PT
Foreigners learn to coexist with HCMC's flooded streets

Foreigners learn to coexist with HCMC's flooded streets

Tyler Maurice Kooy used to hate going out in the HCMC rain when streets are filled with unpleasantly smelling water.
August 17, 2023 | 03:30 pm PT
Heavy rains flood houses in parts of HCMC

Heavy rains flood houses in parts of HCMC

A two-hour downpour in HCMC on Wednesday evening flooded roads and sent water gushing into houses.
July 5, 2023 | 06:59 pm PT
Downpour causes flooding in Binh Duong, Dong Nai, highway blocked

Downpour causes flooding in Binh Duong, Dong Nai, highway blocked

After a downpour Wednesday afternoon in its upstream area, the Sep Stream flooded national Highway 1K in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces, blocking traffic.
June 28, 2023 | 07:34 pm PT
Mekong province to tackle urban flooding

Mekong province to tackle urban flooding

Hau Giang Province in the Mekong Delta is set to carry out extensive work to improve drainage in its flood-prone second biggest town.
November 8, 2022 | 07:53 pm PT
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