HANOI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Damrey has claimed 106 lives, left 25 people missing and injured 197 others in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Friday morning.

Damrey also destroyed over 2,000 houses, damaged nearly 120,000 others, sank 1,231 cargo and fishing ships and boats, and killed more than 43,300 fowls and cattle.

19 Dead, 11 Missing in Flood-Hit Northern Vietnam
27/06/18 17:12
HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain over the weekend in Vietnam's northern mountainous provinces have claimed 19 human lives, left 11 local people missing, and injured 12 others, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control announced on Wednesday.

Among the dead people, 14 died in landslides, house collapses or flash floods in Lai Chau province, and five were killed in house collapses in Ha Giang province.

All the 11 people listed as missing by Wednesday morning were swept away by floods in Lai Chau.

As of Wednesday morning, the floods and landslides had also destroyed 124 houses and damaged 2,097 others, damaged 1,203 hectares of rice and other crops, killed 251 cattle and 5,919 fowls, swept away some bridges, and caused traffic congestions on many national and provincial roads.

Since the weekend, the flash floods and landslides in the seven northern provinces have caused property losses of some 443.8 billion Vietnamese dong (about 19.6 million U.S. dollars), said the committee.
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It's flooding in Cambodia, but also in Vietnam, particularly in the northern regions near Hanoi. Take precautions if you plan to travel, because flooding is expected to continue.

Death toll in Vietnam flooding rises to 19
22 July 2018
HANOI: Flash floods in Vietnam have now claimed at least 19 lives, the government said on Sunday (Jul 22), as residents in affected areas sought safety in higher ground.

Boasting a long coastline, tropical Vietnam is battered by floods and storms every year, with hundreds of lives lost from the annual monsoon barrage.

The remnants of Typhoon Son Tinh, now a tropical depression, made landfall Wednesday night, the third tropical storm to hit Vietnam since the start of the year.

The latest report from the country's disaster office said 19 people have been killed so far, with an additional 13 people unaccounted for.

Floods and landslide from heavy rains have ranged far and wide and impacted rural and urban areas, including the capital Hanoi.
They are expected to continue in the coming days.
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Death Toll from Central Vietnam Typhoon-triggered Flood Rises to 14
19/11/18 18:59
HANOI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Toraji over the weekend in Vietnam's central Nha Trang city have killed 14 people and left two others missing, according to local authorities on Monday.

Due to heavy rain and floods, many areas were still inundated including roads to the city's airport, local daily newspaper Sai Gon Giai Phong (Saigon Liberation) quoted the municipal People's Committee as reporting.

Flash floods and landslides also destroyed 12 houses, injured several people and triggered a breach of a reservoir. According to local online newspaper VnExpress, the municipal authorities told some 90,000 students to stay home from school on Monday.

Flooding in Central Vietnam; 2 December 2020

Floods Kill 5 in Central, Central Highlands Vietnam
02/12/20 22:46

HANOI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Downpours and floods in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions have left at least five people dead and one missing in the past few days.

The five deaths include three people in the same family in Khanh Hoa province and two female tourists who were on a tour in Lam Dong province, according to the latest reports by Vietnam News Agency.

The downpours and floods severely damaged eight houses and inundated 180 others while causing landslides and inundation in several roads in provinces including Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak and Quang Nam, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Wednesday.

A total of 1,468 households with 5,674 people in the provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak have been evacuated, the committee said, noting that around 279,600 students in Khanh Hoa were allowed off from school on Sunday and Monday.

Downpours hit central and central highlands regions from last Saturday to Monday with some areas' accumulative rainfall surpassing 900 mm, according to the committee.
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This year may be worse than usual but unfortunately, heavy rainy seasons are an annual occurrence in Central Vietnam. It's certainly something to consider if thinking about moving there.