Storms At least 90 people killed by floods and landslides in Vietnam
After days of heavy rainfall in Vietnam, the death toll from flooding and landslides has risen to at least 90. Twelve more people are still missing, the Ministry of Environment announced on Sunday.
23.11.2025, 05:49
SDA
The search for the missing continues. Since November 16, tens of thousands of houses have been flooded in five regions of the country.
The mountainous province of Dak Lak was the worst affected, with over 60 people killed. Several highways were still impassable on Sunday and around 130,000 households were without electricity.
Since the end of October, the south and center of Vietnam have been repeatedly hit by heavy rainfall, and popular tourist resorts on the coast have been flooded several times. In the coastal city of Nha Trang, entire districts were flooded this week. In the area surrounding the city of Da Lat in the mountains, the rain triggered deadly landslides.
Damage of almost 300 million euros
On Friday, the flood waters gradually receded. State media reported that rescue workers were pulling people from rooftops and treetops. The Ministry of the Environment estimated the economic damage caused by the floods on Sunday at around 298 million euros.
Vietnam often experiences storms in the rainy season between June and November. As a result of man-made climate change, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe. By the end of October, 279 people had already died or gone missing in connection with natural disasters in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of the Environment.
