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3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded as heavy rain batters northern Vietnam

3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded as heavy rain batters northern Vietnam

Heavy rain, floods and landslides have killed three people and inundated more than 16,000 homes in northern and central Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Muddy floodwater swallows mountain highway in Vietnam

Muddy floodwater swallows mountain highway in Vietnam

Floodwaters swallow two-story house in Vietnam minutes after family of 6 escapes

Floodwaters swallow two-story house in Vietnam minutes after family of 6 escapes

Vietnam’s $417M highway cracks open after historic floods

Vietnam’s $417M highway cracks open after historic floods

Wide cracks, warped pavement and leaning guardrails now scar the US$417 million Chi Thanh–Van Phong Expressway in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province after historic floods in November, damaging sections as it nears completion.
December 20, 2025 | 04:00 am PT
Village head amazes Internet by remembering all 3,000 residents

Village head amazes Internet by remembering all 3,000 residents

Without any list in hand, the village head rattles out the name of every person from 800 households receiving flood-relief materials and remembers their post-disaster situation.
December 14, 2025 | 07:44 pm PT
The underwater harvest: farmers swim into flooded fields to save dragon fruits

The underwater harvest: farmers swim into flooded fields to save dragon fruits

The floodwaters surged into Gia Quyen’s dragon fruit orchard in central Lam Dong province last Thursday morning, and rose with terrifying speed from knee-deep to over five feet within hours.
December 8, 2025 | 03:21 am PT
Foreign tourist hailed as hero after joining midnight flood rescue in Nha Trang

Foreign tourist hailed as hero after joining midnight flood rescue in Nha Trang

When Nha Trang was plunged into darkness and its streets were under nearly a meter of water on the night of Nov. 19, South African tourist Arshaad Yousuph joined rescuers to save trapped people.
November 30, 2025 | 11:51 pm PT
Storm Koto leaves 1 dead, 3 missing in central Vietnam

Storm Koto leaves 1 dead, 3 missing in central Vietnam

Koto, the 15th storm entering the East Sea, has left one person dead and three missing in south central Vietnam, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has reported.
November 29, 2025 | 06:55 pm PT
Why the East Sea is seeing its busiest storm season in 30 years

Why the East Sea is seeing its busiest storm season in 30 years

The East Sea, known internationally as the South China Sea, is experiencing one of its most turbulent years on record, with an unusual surge of storms fueled by rare climate patterns and abnormally warm seas.
November 28, 2025 | 02:48 pm PT
Thirst for clean water in the heart of floods

Thirst for clean water in the heart of floods

Nguyen Hieu, who returned home three days after fleeing the rising waters, does not dare use the murky well to bathe her two young children. Instead, she rations every donated bottle of drinking water.
November 28, 2025 | 02:27 am PT
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
South-central Vietnam reels from worst flooding in half a century

South-central Vietnam reels from worst flooding in half a century

South-central Vietnam suffered its worst floods in over 50 years as record rainfall in multiple basins unleashed unprecedented runoff, causing widespread devastation and displacement, according to environmental authorities.
November 24, 2025 | 02:59 pm PT
Life-or-death journeys homeward amid central Vietnam floods

Life-or-death journeys homeward amid central Vietnam floods

Not sleeping for 48 hours and having to abandon his car on the roadside and rent a motorbike to cross a landslide-hit pass, Tin reached Phu Yen from HCMC to rescue his mother from flooding.
November 23, 2025 | 08:04 pm PT
Floodwaters sweep away 120 m suspension bridge in Vietnam

Floodwaters sweep away 120 m suspension bridge in Vietnam

A 120-meter suspension bridge was torn off its anchors and carried downstream by rising floodwaters in Lam Dong Province on Nov. 20, cutting off two hamlets in Ninh Gia Commune.
November 19, 2025 | 11:42 pm PT
Trapped by floods, thousands forced onto rooftops in central Vietnam

Trapped by floods, thousands forced onto rooftops in central Vietnam

Surging floodwaters have severely affected tens of thousands of homes in Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces in central Vietnam, forcing residents onto their rooftops where they await rescue teams and urgently need food and water supplies.
November 19, 2025 | 06:45 pm PT
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