Overview
- Authorities report 13 dead and 11 missing, with more than 128,000 houses inundated across five central provinces.
- The Thu Bon river peaked at 5.62 meters, surpassing a 1964 benchmark and driving severe inundation in UNESCO-listed Hoi An and nearby areas.
- Nearly 26,000 residents were evacuated as helicopters and troops delivered aid, and the North–South railway reopened after emergency repairs.
- Cleanup began in Hoi An and Hue as floodwaters receded, though power outages and tourism losses continued to strain the region.
- Vietnam’s meteorological agency warns heavy rain could persist through Nov. 4, with localized totals above 700 millimeters and elevated flood and landslide risk.