22-11-2025 (HANOI) Rescue teams across South-Central Vietnam are in a race against time, mobilizing thousands of personnel to reach stranded residents after a week of severe flooding has left an estimated 40 people dead and caused widespread devastation, as first reported by Tuoi Tre News. The hardest-hit provinces, including Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak, have been overwhelmed by torrential rains that triggered landslides, severed road access to dozens of villages, and severely damaged essential infrastructure throughout the region.
Local authorities in Khanh Hoa Province alone reported receiving over 3,000 emergency calls from residents trapped by rising waters, necessitating the evacuation of more than 3,000 individuals to safer ground. The scale of the disaster is underlined by preliminary damage estimates reaching approximately VND5.5 trillion (US$208.7 million), with critical water and power plants suffering widespread outages, affecting tens of thousands of customers. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has visited the region, urging full deployment of the 10,000-strong military and police contingent to deliver relief and clear debris.
With immediate efforts focused on restoring housing, sanitation, and essential services like drinking water, the ongoing crisis faces a potential setback as meteorological agencies monitor a new tropical disturbance in the East Vietnam Sea. Emergency plans are being activated as the region braces for the new system, which has a high chance of intensifying into a storm and bringing more severe weather early next week.
