The death toll from severe flooding in central Vietnam has reached 90, with 12 people still missing, Vietnam’s environment ministry reported on November 23.
According to details received by The Chenab Times, more than 60 of the fatalities since November 16 occurred in the mountainous province of Dak Lak. The ministry attributed the deaths to days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and inundated homes across the region.
Information was available with The Chenab Times that rainfall exceeded 1,900 millimeters in some areas over the past week. The central region, a major coffee production belt, saw tens of thousands of homes flooded and over 235,000 houses affected overall.
Rescue operations involved boats and security forces evacuating stranded residents from rooftops and treetops in provinces including Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh. State media reported that food and water were delivered to flooded hospitals, where patients had survived on limited supplies for days.
The government estimated the economic losses from the flooding at 8.98 trillion dong, or about $341 million. Between January and October 2025, extreme weather events had already caused 279 deaths or missing persons and over $2 billion in damage nationwide, according to the national statistics office.
No further updates on the missing were immediately available from authorities.
The Chenab Times News Desk