CERF allocates $2.6mn for urgent response to flooding in Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:21 05/12/2025The emergency relief coordinator of the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated over US$2.6 million from the fund’s rapid response window for humanitarian action in Vietnam as the country responds to natural disasters such as floods and storms.
Emergency evacuation ordered in Vietnam’s Lam Dong as heavy flooding risk looms
Vietnam News 17:13 04/12/2025Authorities in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam issued an emergency evacuation order on Thursday for Ham Thang Ward residents, as torrential rain triggered deep flooding and widespread infrastructure damage.
One-hour downpour turns national highway into river in Vietnam’s Dong Nai
Vietnam News 10:01 25/11/2025Heavy rain lasting an hour on Monday night inundated several roads in Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, turning a section of National Highway 1 into a fast-flowing stream that swept away motorbikes and endangered commuters.
Residents along Saigon River warned of localized flooding over reservoir discharge, heavy rain
Vietnam News 09:52 25/11/2025Authorities have warned residents in low-lying areas along the Saigon River, including those in Ho Chi Minh City, to remain alert, as heavy rain combined with high tides and Dau Tieng Reservoir’s discharge could trigger localized flooding.
Drone saves man from capsized boat amid severe flooding in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:05 22/11/2025A man stranded in floodwaters in Dak Lak Province, central Vietnam was rescued on Friday after local police and residents deployed a drone to locate him, hours after his fishing boat capsized in fast-moving currents on the swollen Krong Pak River.
Residents warned of 23 frequently flooded streets in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 11:21 21/11/2025High tides combined with recent heavy rain continue to flood major streets across Ho Chi Minh City, with officials listing 23 locations that regularly go underwater whenever the tides rise above warning levels.
Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 16
Vietnam News 17:12 20/11/2025Rescuers plucked stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes as widespread flooding inundated central Vietnam, where authorities said on Thursday at least 16 people have died.
Tens of thousands of homes in Vietnam’s Dak Lak submerged in worst flooding in over 30 years
Vietnam News 13:41 20/11/2025Residents across the eastern part of Dak Lak Province, known as the former Phu Yen Province in south-central Vietnam, experienced rising, fast-moving floodwaters triggered by torrential rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday, with tens of thousands of houses flooded in the most severe inundation seen in more than three decades.
Vietnam’s deputy PM orders urgent evacuations as severe flooding hits Dak Lak
Vietnam News 09:30 20/11/2025Rising floodwaters have submerged large parts of eastern Dak Lak Province in central Vietnam, cutting off communities and forcing emergency evacuations as river levels approach historic 1993 records, prompting Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung to order rescue forces to save residents before conditions worsen.
Heavy rain floods industrial park, idles over 6,000 workers in Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa
Vietnam News 13:27 17/11/2025Torrential downpours have caused severe flooding at Du Long Industrial Park in Thuan Bac Commune in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam, sidelining over 6,000 workers.
Ho Chi Minh City investigates death of 15-year-old suspected of electrocution in flooded 'backpacker area'
Ho Chi Minh City 11:43 09/11/2025Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy suspected of electrocution on a flooded street in a so-called 'backpacker area' in Cau Ong Lanh Ward.
Coastal residents in southernmost Vietnam paddle boats on flooded roads despite not being in flood zone
Vietnam News 14:13 07/11/2025More than 160 households in a resettlement area in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam have been living in floodwaters for nearly half a month. Roads there have turned into canals and motorbikes are unusable, forcing residents to rely on boats for daily travel.
