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Record 24-Hour Rainfall Submerges Hue and Hoi An, Halting North–South Rail

Officials report mass evacuations, transport disruption, ongoing landslide risk.

Overview

  • Vietnam’s meteorological agency confirmed 1,085.8 millimeters of rain in Hue within 24 hours, a national record that flooded Hue and Hoi An with waist-deep water and prompted boat evacuations of tourists.
  • More than 8,600 people in four central provinces were moved to schools and public buildings as authorities warned of flash-flood and landslide danger.
  • Vietnam Railways suspended services on the HanoiHo Chi Minh City line, while government reports cited over 306,000 power customers without electricity in Hue, Da Nang and Quang Tri.
  • The Huong and Bo rivers surpassed alarm level 3, leading to controlled discharges from reservoirs as a large landslide in Quang Ngai left about 1,700 people isolated.
  • A cargo ship, Thai Ha 8888, sank off Lang Co with all eight crew rescued as teams monitor for possible diesel leakage, and state media reported the drowning of a 10-year-old in Da Nang.