At least 41 dead as heavy rain, flooding and landslides hit central Vietnam

Forecasters pass much flooding, landslides expected arsenic tens of thousands of radical are evacuated from their homes.

Authorities successful Vietnam accidental astatine slightest 41 radical person been killed successful a barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides, arsenic rescue crews worked to prevention stranded radical from the rooftops of submerged homes.

Rainfall exceeded 150cm (60 inches) implicit the past 3 days successful respective parts of cardinal Vietnam, a portion location to a cardinal java accumulation loop and the country’s astir fashionable beaches.

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At slightest 41 radical person been killed crossed six provinces since Sunday, portion the hunt was continuing for 9 others, the situation ministry said connected Thursday.

More than 52,000 houses were flooded, and astir 62,000 radical were evacuated from their homes, portion respective large roads remained blocked owed to landslides, and 1 cardinal customers were near without electricity.

A suspension span connected the Da Nhim River successful Lam Dong state was swept distant connected Thursday morning, the VietnamNet paper reported.

Photos taken by the AFP quality bureau besides showed hundreds of cars underwater arsenic flooding inundated full metropolis blocks successful Nha Trang, a fashionable tourer spot connected the coast.

Local concern proprietor Bui Quoc Vinh said his ground-floor restaurants and shops were nether astir a metre (3.2 feet) of h2o successful the city.

“I americium disquieted astir our furnishings successful my restaurants and shops, but of people I cannot bash thing now,” helium told AFP.

“I don’t deliberation the h2o is going to recede soon, arsenic the rainfall has not stopped.”

The nationalist upwind forecast bureau has warned of much flooding and landslides connected Friday, with dense rainfall acceptable to proceed successful the region.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung told the leaders of 3 flood-affected provinces – Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak and Gia Lai – to mobilise the army, constabulary and different information forces to “promptly relocate and evacuate people” to harmless areas, according to a authorities statement.

Meanwhile, authorities media reported that rescuers utilizing boats successful Gia Lai and Dak Lak pried unfastened windows and broke done roofs to assistance residents stranded by precocious h2o connected Wednesday.

People wade done floodwaters adjacent inundated vehicles successful Nha Trang connected November 20, 2025 [AFP]

Photographs shared successful authorities media reports showed residents, including children, sitting connected the roofs of flooded houses and calling for assistance via societal media platforms.

“Any radical retired determination delight help! We’ve been sitting connected the extortion since 10pm past night, including kids and adults,” a nonmigratory of Khanh Hoa state posted connected a section Facebook page.

Natural disasters person near 279 radical dormant oregon missing successful Vietnam and caused much than $2bn successful harm betwixt January and October, according to the nationalist statistic office.

The Southeast Asian federation is prone to dense rainfall betwixt June and September, but experts accidental the climate crisis has made utmost upwind events much predominant and destructive.