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Wipha Weakens to Depression as Floods Kill One, Isolate Northern Vietnamese Villages

Reservoir operators at the Ban Ve hydropower plant began emergency water releases to manage swelling flood levels

Screenshots of the misleading Facebook posts captured on July 22 and July 23, with X marks added by AFP
A car moves on a road as Tropical Storm Wipha approaches, in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam, July 22, 2025. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen/File Photo
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A man catches a plastic container while on a small boat used to ferry residents at a flooded village as intense rains continued in Quezon city, Philippines, on Tuesday.

Overview

  • Wipha has been downgraded to a tropical depression over northern Vietnam but heavy rains continue to trigger floods and landslides
  • Nghe An province recorded one fatality, one person missing and four injuries after a fallen tree and flash floods swept through the region
  • Nearly 400 households have been evacuated from landslide-prone zones and more than 200 families in Yen Hoa commune remain cut off by damaged roads
  • Floodwaters have inundated hundreds of homes and destroyed crops while power outages and communication blackouts persist in upland communities
  • Northern Thailand also experienced flooding that affected over 350 residents, though no casualties have been reported there