{"id":2808,"date":"2025-11-20T19:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2025-11-20T19:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:50:54","slug":"at-least-41-dead-as-heavy-rain-flooding-and-landslides-hit-central-vietnam-floods-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2808","title":{"rendered":"At least 41 dead as heavy rain, flooding and landslides hit central Vietnam | Floods News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Forecasters warn more flooding, landslides expected as tens of thousands of people are evacuated from their homes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Authorities in Vietnam say at least 41 people have been killed in a barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides, as rescue crews worked to save stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes.<\/p>\n<p>Rainfall exceeded 150cm (60 inches) over the past three days in several parts of central Vietnam, a region home to a key coffee production belt and the country\u2019s most popular beaches.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>At least 41 people have been killed across six provinces since Sunday, while the search was continuing for nine others, the environment ministry said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>More than 52,000 houses were flooded, and nearly 62,000 people were evacuated from their homes, while several major roads remained blocked due to landslides, and one million customers were left without electricity.<\/p>\n<p>A suspension bridge on the Da Nhim River in Lam Dong province was swept away on Thursday morning, the VietnamNet newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>Photos taken by the AFP news agency also showed hundreds of cars underwater as flooding inundated entire city blocks in Nha Trang, a popular tourist spot on the coast.<\/p>\n<p>Local business owner Bui Quoc Vinh said his ground-floor restaurants and shops were under about a metre (3.2 feet) of water in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am worried about our furniture in my restaurants and shops, but of course I cannot do anything now,\u201d he told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the water is going to recede soon, as the rain has not stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The national weather forecast agency has warned of more flooding and landslides on Friday, with heavy rain set to continue in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung told the leaders of three flood-affected provinces \u2013 Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak and Gia Lai \u2013 to mobilise the army, police and other security forces to \u201cpromptly relocate and evacuate people\u201d to safe areas, according to a government statement.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, state media reported that rescuers using boats in Gia Lai and Dak Lak pried open windows and broke through roofs to assist residents stranded by high water on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4120164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4120164\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4120164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/afp_691f466525ba-1763657317.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"People (L) wade through floodwaters near inundated vehicles in Nha Trang, Vietnam's coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 20, 2025.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4120164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wade through floodwaters near inundated vehicles in Nha Trang on November 20, 2025 [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Photographs shared in state media reports showed residents, including children, sitting on the roofs of flooded houses and calling for help via social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny group out there please help! We\u2019ve been sitting on the roof since 10pm last night, including kids and adults,\u201d a resident of Khanh Hoa province posted on a local Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Natural disasters have left 279 people dead or missing in Vietnam and caused more than $2bn in damage between January and October, according to the national statistics office.<\/p>\n<p>The Southeast Asian nation is prone to heavy rain between June and September, but experts say the climate crisis has made extreme weather events more frequent and destructive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forecasters warn more flooding, landslides expected as tens of thousands of people are evacuated from their homes. 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