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Vietnam Confirms Record 24-Hour Rainfall as Floods Swamp Hue and Hoi An

Evacuations follow warnings of several more days of dangerous flooding.

Overview

  • Hue logged Vietnam’s highest 24-hour rainfall on record, with official stations reporting 1.0 to 1.7 meters from Sunday to Monday.
  • Authorities moved more than 8,600 residents to shelters and state media reported roughly 40,000 tourists were relocated in Hoi An.
  • Rail service between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City was suspended and more than 306,000 customers in central provinces faced power cuts.
  • Key rivers in Hue exceeded top alarm levels and reservoir operators discharged water to protect infrastructure, officials said.
  • At least one death was confirmed by state media and a major landslide in Quang Ngai isolated about 1,700 people as rain continued.