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Vietnam Floods Leave at Least 90 Dead as Rescue Operations Ramp Up

Weeks of near‑constant downpours from successive typhoons pushed large swaths of central‑south Vietnam into severe inundation.

Overview

  • An official toll reports 90 fatalities and 12 missing, with more than 60 deaths in hard‑hit Dak Lak province.
  • Tens of thousands of homes are flooded and large evacuations continue, as highways and rail lines remain blocked by high water and landslides.
  • Power cuts that affected up to one million people last week persist for about 129,000 customers, according to authorities.
  • Economic losses are estimated at roughly €300 million across five provinces, with more than 80,000 hectares of crops damaged and over 3.2 million poultry and livestock lost.
  • Helicopters and thousands of personnel are delivering aid, and footage shows a notable rescue using an agricultural drone to pull a man from rising waters.