Da Nang downpours, floods take 12 lives, cause over $29mn in damage

As of Saturday afternoon, this prolonged severe weather had also left 47 people injured and destroyed 78 houses, mostly in the mountainous communes of Tra Leng, Tra Tan, and Tra Giap.

Nearly 76,500 houses across Da Nang were submerged, leaving 10 communes completely cut off.

Around 146 head of cattle and nearly 27,000 poultry were swept away, while severe landslides and road collapses caused traffic disruptions, damaging over 4,100 meters of roads and eroding around 62,800 cubic meters of soil and rock.

Major landslide sites were recorded along the Ho Chi Minh Road section passing through Da Nang, as well as on multiple national highways such as 14B, 14D, 14E and 14H, and on a few provincial routes.

Coastal areas in Hoi An Tay and Hoi An Dong Wards also suffered shoreline erosion of 25-30 meters, while in Xuan Phu Commune, a 20-meter section of the Ly Ly River dike collapsed, threatening 48 nearby households.

Fifteen residential areas reported new landslide sites, with several homes damaged in Tra Linh, Que Phuoc, and Tra Leng Communes.

The Da Nang administration estimated total losses from the historic flooding at more than VND770 billion ($29.3 million).

Weather forecasts indicate that from now until November 4, heavy rains are expected to continue across Ha Tinh Province, Da Nang, and eastern Quang Ngai Province, with rainfall in some areas exceeding 800 mm.

Water levels on local rivers, which have briefly receded, are likely to rise again to alarm level 3, posing further flooding risks.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday approved an emergency relief fund of VND100 billion ($3.8 million) from the central government’s 2025 contingency budget to help Da Nang address urgent needs and stabilize residents’ lives in the aftermath of the floods, as proposed by the Ministry of Finance.

Da Nang authorities also announced a VND200 billion ($7.6 million) support package from the municipal coffers to directly assist affected households and repair critical infrastructure.

In the long term, Da Nang will seek around VND1.5 trillion ($57 million) from the central government to build a five-kilometer seawall to protect the eroding Hoi An coastline, Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper reported.

The city will also propose VND2 trillion ($76 million) in funding for resettlement projects in mountainous areas highly vulnerable to landslides, aiming to create new, sustainable residential zones and help residents gradually adapt to and ‘live with’ natural disasters.