Vietnam floods kill 10, river stage at 60-year excessive

Flooding in Vietnam has killed not less than 10 folks this week because the water stage of a significant river close to vacationer landmarks reached a 60-year excessive, authorities stated Thursday (October 30. 2025).

Vietnam’s coastal provinces, house to UNESCO world heritage website Hoi An historic city, have been pummelled by heavy rain for the reason that weekend, with a document of as much as 1.7m (5ft 7ins) falling over 24 hours.

At least 10 folks have been killed whereas eight others are lacking, the Environment Ministry stated.

More than 128,000 homes in 5 central provinces have been inundated, with water three metres deep in some areas.

People waded by means of waist-deep water within the flooded streets of Hoi An on Thursday (October 30, 2025), and the bottom flooring of outlets have been submerged, an AFP journalist stated.

Several kilometres of roads have been broken or blocked by flooding and landslides this week, with greater than 5,000 hectares of crops destroyed and over 16,000 cattle useless, the Environment Ministry added.

Flood ranges at a measuring station on the Thu Bon river, which flows by means of Danang and empties into the ocean at Hoi An, “surpassed the historic stage in 1964 by 4 centimetres, reaching 5.62 metres” late Wednesday (October 29, 2025), the nationwide climate bureau stated.

“Normally the flooding lasts solely three days after which we are able to begin cleansing up,” stated Danang resident Le Thi Thi, 58.

“I don’t suppose I ever skilled this extended and terribly excessive flooding in my life,” she instructed AFP.

Forecasters stated water ranges had began to slowly recede in Danang and Hue metropolis however will stay at “alarming” ranges on Thursday (October 30, 2025).

Scientists say human-driven local weather change is making excessive climate occasions akin to storms and floods extra lethal and damaging.

Natural disasters, largely storms, floods and landslides, left 187 folks useless or lacking in Vietnam within the first 9 months of this yr.

Total financial losses have been estimated at greater than $610 million, in accordance with authorities figures.