2018 Vietnam floods
Date | 23–25 June 21 July 1–3 August 2 September 19 November 25 November 9-10 December |
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Cause | Floods |
In 2018, Vietnam was struck by several different deadly floods.
June northern Vietnam floods
On 23 June, floods started across the country. The flood waters have receded from the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Lao Cai while several towns and villages were inaccessible.[1] 23 people were confirmed dead in the floods: in
Tropical storm Son-Tinh
On 21 July, floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern part of the country after tropical storm Son-Tinh made landfall in northern coastal areas, killing 27 people and wounding 14, while 7 others were declared missing. Also, 17,000 animals were killed, 82,000 hectares of crops were damaged and 5,000 houses were destroyed.[4]
August northern Vietnam floods
On 1 August, two children and a man drowned as new floods has overflowed one bank of the Bui River, engulfed several villages and threaten to submerge parts of Hanoi.[5] On 3 August, floods triggered landslides in Phong Tho,
September northern Vietnam floods
On 2 September, floods started again across northern provinces of the country. As of 4 September, at least 14 people were confirmed dead, mostly in
Tropical Storm Toraji
On November 16, a tropical disturbance formed east of Vietnam and strengthened into a tropical-depression. Toraji made landfall on November 18 . Toraji caused flooding in
Typhoon Usagi
On November 25, Usagi made landfall in
December central Vietnam floods
Torrential rains triggered heavy flooding and landslides in central provinces of Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai causing deaths of at least 7 people. In 24 hours, Da Nang received a record rain level of 635 mm, the highest since 1975. [1]
References
- ^ Flood deaths in northern Vietnam increase to 22
- ^ Floods, landslides kill 22 residents in northern Vietnam
- ^ Floods, landslides in northern Vietnam kill 23, leave 10 missing
- ^ Vietnam flood death toll rises to 27, more rain forecast
- ^ "Vietnam flooding kills 3". Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ Landslides kill 6, leave 5 missing in northern Vietnam
- ^ 14 killed, 4 missing in Vietnam floods, says country's natural disaster prevention and control agency
- ^ "Tìm thấy thi thể thanh niên bị nước lũ cuốn trôi trong bão số 9". laodong.vn. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "TP.HCM: Đang tìm kiếm một người bị nước cuốn xuống kênh Đen". infonet.vn. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Global Catastrophe Recap November 2018" (PDF). December 6, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.