Overview
- Authorities reported at least 41 deaths across six provinces and several missing, and local media later cited 43 fatalities that officials had not confirmed.
- More than 52,000 homes were inundated and nearly 62,000 people were moved to safety, with power outages peaking above one million customers and hundreds of thousands still affected.
- Troops, helicopters and naval units have been mobilized, with the defence ministry deploying over 21,000 personnel and hundreds of vehicles to reach stranded residents.
- Landslides and flooding have blocked highways and rail links, a suspension bridge on the Da Nhim River was swept away, and Tuy Hoa Airport closed for hours.
- Rainfall topped 1,500 mm in three days in some areas as the Ba and Cai rivers hit record levels, and Vietnam has activated European civil protection and Copernicus mapping support while more heavy rain is forecast.